to be near akin (of a kin)

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• Akin — A*kin , a. [Pref. a (for of) + kin.] 1. Of the same kin; related by blood; used of persons; as, the two families are near akin. [1913 Webster] 2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. A joy akin to rapture. Cowper …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• akin — adjective /əˈkɪn,ʌˈkɪn/ a) Of the same kin; related by blood. We are too near akin to lie together, though we may lodge near one another. b) Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind, similar to. The faces changed,… …   Wiktionary

• Kin — Kin, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. gi gnesqai to be born, Skr. jan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kin — n. & adj. n. one s relatives or family. predic.adj. (of a person) related (we are kin; he is kin to me) (see also AKIN). Phrases and idioms: kith and kin see KITH. near of kin closely related by blood, or in character. next of kin see NEXT.… …   Useful english dictionary

• kin — n 1. relatives, kinsfolk, kith, kith and kin, kindred; relations, connections, distant relatives; family, folks, people, tribe, brood, clan; house, nationality, gentility. 2. kinship, relationship, relation, consanguinity, alliance, connection;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• cognate — Synonyms and related words: affiliated, affinal, affinitive, agnate, akin, allied, ally, alter ego, analogon, analogue, ancestry, associate, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relative, brother, clansman, close copy, close match, closely… …   Moby Thesaurus

• kindred — Synonyms and related words: affiliated, affiliation, affinal, agnate, agnation, akin, alliance, allied, analogous, ancestry, associated, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relationship, blood relative, brotherhood, brothership, clan,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• sib — Synonyms and related words: affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, ancestry, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relative, clansman, closely related, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, congeneric, connections, consanguine, consanguinean,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• sibling — Synonyms and related words: affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, ancestry, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relative, clansman, closely related, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, congeneric, connections, consanguine, consanguinean,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Akins — Family name Kyle Akin, Isle of Skye, Scotland: it is said that in some cases the surname Akins may have originated from this location. Meaning 1 …   Wikipedia

• native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal American,  or  First Nation… …   Universalium