Standard Lemma guide

kinsman

name · noun · 3 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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  • [ˈkhɪnz.mən]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K IH1 N Z M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A male relative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a male relative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relative, relation

Narrower terms: male sibling, nephew, uncle

History

Etymology

From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin + -s- + -man.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: njëgjakës — male relative
  • Armenian: ազգական (azgakan) — male relative
  • Bengali: বেরাদর (berador) — male relative
  • Bulgarian: роднина (rodnina) — male relative
  • Danish: slægtning — male relative
  • Danish: frænde — male relative
  • Danish: ætling — male relative
  • Faroese: ættarmaður — male relative
  • Finnish: miespuolinen sukulainen — male relative
  • French: parent — male relative
  • Georgian: ნათესავი (natesavi) — male relative
  • Georgian: სახლიკაცი (saxliḳaci) — male relative
  • German: Verwandter — male relative
  • German: Angehöriger — male relative
  • German: Landsmann — male relative
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niþjis) — male relative
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ganiþjis) — male relative
  • Greek: συγγενής (syngenís) — male relative
  • Ancient Greek: συγγενής (sungenḗs) — male relative
  • Ancient Greek: πηός (pēós) — male relative
  • Hungarian: férfirokon — male relative
  • Italian: parente — male relative
  • Latin: gentilis — male relative
  • Norwegian: forfader — male relative
  • Norwegian: ætting — male relative
  • Norwegian: ættfar — male relative
  • Occitan: parent — male relative
  • Old Norse: frændi — male relative
  • Old Norse: niðr — male relative
  • Polish: krewny — male relative
  • Portuguese: parente — male relative
  • Russian: ро́дственник (ródstvennik) — male relative
  • Sanskrit: बान्धव (bāndhava) — male relative
  • Sanskrit: ज्ञाति (jñāti) — male relative
  • Swahili: ndugu — male relative
  • Swedish: frände — male relative
  • Ukrainian: ро́дич (ródyč) — male relative