kindred C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈkɪndrəd/ UK /ˈkɪndrɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun one's family and relations; related or similar in nature She felt an instant bond, as if they were kindred spirits. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · one's family and relations;... relativeskinfamilyrelationskinsfolkrelatedsimilarakin More cognate ↔ Opposites unrelateddissimilaralien Word family Forms kindredship Related forms kinkinship Etymology AI details From Middle English kinrede, from Old English cynn ('kin') + rǣden ('condition, reckoning'); the intrusive -d- developed later for ease of pronunciation. cynn Old English rǣden Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # kindred **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪndrəd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪndrɪd/ ## Meanings 1. one's family and relations; related or similar in nature ## Examples - She felt an instant bond, as if they were kindred spirits. ## Synonyms - relatives - kin - family - relations - kinsfolk - related - similar - akin - cognate ## Antonyms - unrelated - dissimilar - alien ## Related Forms - kin - kinship ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cynn - Root: rǣden ## Etymology From Middle English kinrede, from Old English cynn ('kin') + rǣden ('condition, reckoning'); the intrusive -d- developed later for ease of pronunciation. ## AI Etymology Kindred comes from Middle English kinrede, from Old English cynn ('kin') + rǣden ('condition, reckoning'); the intrusive -d- developed later for ease of pronunciation. The etymological trail includes Old English cynn and Old English rǣden. As a noun, kindred means one's family and relations; related or similar in nature. The same family is visible in related forms such as kin and kinship. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown