adj · name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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kĭn′drĭd
kĭn′drəd
/ˈkɪndɹɪd/
/ˈkɪndɹəd/
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CMU ARPABET:K IH1 N D R IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of the same nature, or of similar character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the kindred relationship between neuroscience and neurology
1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1. We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Connected, related, cognate, akin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
kindred tongues
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3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
name
Meaning 4
A city and town in North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
name
Meaning 5
A locality in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A grouping of relatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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9
noun
Meaning 9
Blood relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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10
noun
Meaning 10
Affinity, likeness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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11
noun
Meaning 11
One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Germanic, countable
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hearth, garth, stead
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
related by blood or marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
kindred clans
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14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
similar in quality or character
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a feeling akin to terror
kindred souls
the amateur is closely related to the collector
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: akin(p)
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
group of people related by blood or marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kin, kin group, kinship group, clan, tribe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social group
Narrower terms: mishpocha, mishpachah, family, family unit, folks, genealogy, family tree, totem, Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel
History
Etymology
From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).
Named after local businessman William S. Kindred.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
сроден
(sroden)
— of the same nature
Bulgarian:
сходен
(shoden)
— of the same nature
Dutch:
gelijkaardig
— of the same nature
Dutch:
gelijkwaardig
— of the same nature
Dutch:
equivalent
— of the same nature
Finnish:
samankaltainen
— of the same nature
Georgian:
მონათესავე
(monatesave)
— of the same nature
Georgian:
ნათესაური
(natesauri)
— of the same nature
German:
verwandt
— of the same nature
German:
gleichartig
— of the same nature
German:
ähnlich
— of the same nature
Ancient Greek:
συγγενικός
(sungenikós)
— of the same nature
Italian:
affine
— of the same nature
Polish:
pokrewny
— of the same nature
Portuguese:
semelhante
— of the same nature
Russian:
ро́дственный
(ródstvennyj)
— of the same nature
Swedish:
besläktad
— of the same nature
Ukrainian:
споріднений
(sporidnenyj)
— of the same nature
Bulgarian:
род
(rod)
— people of same ethnic descent
Bulgarian:
клан
(klan)
— people of same ethnic descent
Catalan:
saga
— people of same ethnic descent
Chinese Mandarin:
親屬 /亲属
(qīnshǔ)
— people of same ethnic descent
Chinese Mandarin:
眷屬 /眷属
(juànshǔ)
— people of same ethnic descent
Dutch:
soortgenoten
— people of same ethnic descent
French:
tribu
— people of same ethnic descent
German:
Stammesbrüder
— people of same ethnic descent
German:
Stammesgeschwister
— people of same ethnic descent
German:
Artgenossen
— people of same ethnic descent
Middle English:
kynrede
— people of same ethnic descent
