n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: FAMILY 1, clan, folk, house, kindred, lineage, race, stock, tribe
2 the members of one's immediate or extended family FF1C; all our kin gathered to celebrate great grandma's birthday FF1E;
Synonyms: cousinage, cousinhood, kinfolk, kinsmen
3
Synonyms: RELATIVE , kinsman, kinswoman, relation