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Added 7 October 2026

kindred

/ˈkɪndɹɪd/ noun

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Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
A grouping of relatives.

adjective

Of the same nature, or of similar character.
the kindred relationship between neuroscience and neurology
Connected, related, cognate, akin.
kindred tongues

Origin

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).

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