KIN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cynn; a~ to Old High German chunni race, Latin genus birth, race, ~d, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget, Greek gignesthai to be born Date: before 12th century a group of persons of common ancestry ; clan , 2. one's relatives ; ~dred , ~sman , ~ship , II. adjective Date: 1597 ~dred , related