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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).
kindred (countable and uncountable, plural kindreds)
- (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (often plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
- (countable) A grouping of relatives.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds, […]
- (uncountable) Blood relationship.
1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i:
He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—
- (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
- (countable) One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
1995, Alanis Morissette (lyrics and music), “All I Really Want”, in Jagged Little Pill:
And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred?
- (countable, Germanic paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
2009, Mark Ludwig Stinson, Heathen Gods: A Collection of Essays Concerning the Folkway of Our People[1], page 174:
We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice. […]
people of same ethnic descent
- Bulgarian: род (bg) m (rod), клан (bg) m (klan)
- Catalan: saga (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Dutch: soortgenoten (nl)
- French: tribu (fr) f
- German: Stammesbrüder (de) m pl, Stammesgeschwister n pl, Artgenossen (de) m pl
- Middle English: kynrede
- Spanish: etnia (es) f
kindred (not comparable)
- Of the same nature, or of similar character.
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- Connected, related, cognate, akin.
kindred tongues
- See also Thesaurus:akin
of the same nature
- Bulgarian: сроден (bg) (sroden), сходен (bg) (shoden)
- Dutch: gelijkaardig (nl), gelijkwaardig (nl), equivalent (nl)
- Finnish: samankaltainen (fi)
- Georgian: მონათესავე (monatesave), ნათესაური (natesauri)
- German: verwandt (de), gleichartig (de), ähnlich (de)
- Greek:
- Ancient: συγγενικός (sungenikós)
- Italian: affine (it)
- Polish: pokrewny (pl)
- Portuguese: semelhante (pt)
- Russian: ро́дственный (ru) (ródstvennyj)
- Swedish: besläktad (sv)
- Ukrainian: споріднений (uk) m (sporidnenyj)