Kindred vs. Kinship — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Kindred and Kinship
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Kindred
A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox states that "the study of kinship is the study of what man does with these basic facts of life – mating, gestation, parenthood, socialization, siblingship etc." Human society is unique, he argues, in that we are "working with the same raw material as exists in the animal world, but [we] can conceptualize and categorize it to serve social ends." These social ends include the socialization of children and the formation of basic economic, political and religious groups.
Kindred
(used with a pl. verb) A person's relatives; kinfolk.
Kinship
Connection by heredity, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.
Kindred
Of the same ancestry or family
Kindred clans.
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Kinship
Relationship by nature or character; affinity.
Kindred
Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character
Kindred emotions.
Kinship
Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
Kindred
Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. en
Kinship
Relation or connection by nature or character
Kindred
People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
Kinship
Family relationship.
Kindred
(countable) A grouping of relatives.
Kinship
A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character;
Found a natural affinity with the immigrants
Felt a deep kinship with the other students
Anthropology's kinship with the humanities
Kindred
(uncountable) Blood relationship.
Kinship
State of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Kindred
(uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
Kindred
(countable) One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
Kindred
A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
Kindred
Of the same nature, or of similar character.
Kindred
Connected, related, cognate, akin.
Kindred tongues
Kindred
Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
Like her, of equal kindred to the throne.
Kindred
Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.
I think there's no man is secureBut the queen's kindred.
Kindred
Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
True to the kindred points of heaven and home.
Kindred
Group of people related by blood or marriage
Kindred
Similar or related in quality or character;
A feeling akin to terror
Kindred souls
The amateur is closely related to the collector
Kindred
Related by blood or marriage;
Kindred clans
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