kin
gb/kˈɪn/ us/kˈɪn/
B2
Inglese
~ 5800
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
B2
entity
1
family members and relatives
Your family members and other relatives.
Schema d'uso:
[someone]'s kin
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes say *my kins* to mean 'my relatives'. In modern English, 'kin' is usually used without an -s and often in phrases like 'my kin', 'close kin', or 'next of kin'.
Sinonimi
relatives (Most common everyday word; includes family members by blood or marriage.)
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family (Broader and more emotional; can include people who are not legally related.)
Contrari
strangers (People with no family connection or prior relationship.)
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outsiders (People who are not part of a family or close group.)
Collocazioni
next of kin
|close kin
|near kin
|blood kin
|friends and kin
|surviving kin
Temi
family
|relationships
|law
|society
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- She has no close kin in this country.
- The police are trying to contact the victim's next of kin.
- His estate will be divided among his surviving kin.
- Only her nearest kin were invited to the small ceremony.
- The hospital must inform the patient's kin before releasing any details.
Esempi per chi studia
- All of my kin live in this town.
- After the fire, the man called his kin for help.
- The money will go to his kin when he dies.
- The letter was sent to the soldier's kin.
- Her kin came together for the holiday.
Sostantivo
literary
C1
entity
2
people or creatures of same kind
People, animals, or things that are like another one because they are the same kind or group.
Schema d'uso:
[something] and its/their kin
Sinonimi
kindred (More formal/literary; often used for people with a similar nature or background.)
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peers (Focuses on equal status or level rather than shared nature or species.)
Contrari
outsiders (Those not belonging to the same kind or group.)
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others (A broad term for people or things that are not of the same kind.)
Collocazioni
their wild kin
|animal kin
|human kin
|artistic kin
|literary kin
Temi
nature
|society
|classification
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- The domestic cat is smaller than most of its wild kin.
- He felt more at ease among his artistic kin than at corporate events.
- These birds, unlike their forest kin, have adapted well to city life.
- Humans share a surprising amount of DNA with their primate kin.
- She studied wolves and their dog kin for many years.
Esempi per chi studia
- Wolves and dogs are kin in the animal world.
- He enjoys spending time with his musical kin.
- These plants and their wild kin grow in the same area.
- The story connects this hero with his mythic kin.
- These small cats are kin to lions and tigers.
adjective
literary
C1
property
3
related by blood to someone
Being part of the same family by blood.
Schema d'uso:
kin to [someone]
Errore comune:
Learners more often use 'related to' and may not recognize 'kin' as an adjective. In modern English, this adjective use is literary or old-fashioned and appears mostly in fixed phrases like 'kin to'.
Sinonimi
related (More common and neutral; can be used for both family and logical connections.)
Contrari
unrelated (Shows there is no family connection between people.)
Collocazioni
kin to
|near kin to
|close kin to
Temi
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- She is kin to the royal family through her mother.
- They are kin to each other on their father's side.
- Though distant, he is still kin to the landowner.
- Many people in the small village are kin to one another.
- He claimed to be kin to the famous poet.
Esempi per chi studia
- He is kin to my father.
- Most of the people in this town are kin to us.
- She says she is kin to that movie star.
- We are not kin to them at all.
- Is he kin to your husband?
Verbo
slang
C1
action
4
identify with a fictional character
To feel that a character in a story is very much like you, in a strong and personal way.
Schema d'uso:
to kin [a character]
Errore comune:
Learners may think this is a normal verb used in all situations. In fact, this use of 'kin' is internet slang, mostly used in fandom or identity communities and often not understood outside those groups.
Sinonimi
relate to (More general and neutral; not limited to fandom identity and usually weaker than 'kin'.)
Contrari
distance oneself from (Describes purposely not identifying with a character or person.)
Collocazioni
kin a character
|kin someone
|kin hard
|kin list
Temi
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Esempi
- I really kin that character because we have the same anxieties.
- Many teens online talk about which characters they kin the most.
- She said she used to kin him, but she doesn't feel that way anymore.
- People sometimes argue about whether it's okay to kin problematic characters.
- He posted a kin list to show which characters he relates to.
Esempi per chi studia
- On the internet, some people say they kin a character.
- She says she kin this hero because he is shy like her.
- My friend kin that anime boy very strongly.
- They talk about which characters they kin in the game.
- I do not kin any character from that show.
Sostantivo
slang
C2
entity
5
character someone strongly identifies with
A character in a story that someone feels is very much like them and is important to their identity.
Schema d'uso:
[someone]'s kin
Errore comune:
Outside of specific online groups, most English speakers will not understand this use of 'kin'. Learners should not use it in normal conversation or writing.
Sinonimi
comfort character (A more widely understood fandom term; focuses on emotional comfort, not always identity.)
Contrari
non-kin (Used within the same communities for characters someone does not identify with.)
Collocazioni
main kin
|comfort kin
|kin list
|double someone's kin
Temi
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Esempi
- Levi is my main kin, but I have a few others.
- They argued online about whether it was okay to 'double' someone's kin.
- Her kin are mostly characters from older cartoons.
- He added a new character to his kin list after watching the show again.
- People often ask others to tag their kin in fan art posts.
Esempi per chi studia
- In some online groups, people talk about their kin.
- Her kin is a girl from a popular anime.
- He wrote that this hero is his main kin.
- They made a list of all their kin from games.
- Some fans will not share art of someone else's kin.
Grammatica
Forma base
kin
IPA
GB/kˈɪn/
US/kˈɪn/
Sillabe e accento
kin (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (kin)
Forme flesse
Adjective
- Base: kin
Noun
- Base: kin
- Plural: kin
Famiglia di parole
Core family
kinship
noun
Related words
kindred
adjective
kinfolk
noun
Advanced or less common
kinsman
noun
kinswoman
noun
Espressioni
kith and kin
1/kˈɪθ ˈænd kˈɪn/
idiom
literary
friends and family together
All the people close to you, including both your family and your friends.
Esempi
- They invited all their kith and kin to the wedding.
- He left his hometown and all his kith and kin behind.
- During the holidays, she likes to be surrounded by her kith and kin.
next of kin
1/nˈɛkst əv kˈɪn/
fixed phrase
closest living relative
Your closest living family member, such as your husband, wife, parent, or child, especially in legal or medical situations.
Esempi
- Please write the name and phone number of your next of kin on this form.
- The airline contacted the next of kin after the accident.
- In many countries, your next of kin has the right to make medical decisions for you.