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Kindred — may refer to: *A group of related persons, see Kinship. * Kindred is an episode of the NBC television series Heroes *The novel by Octavia Butler, see Kindred (novel). *The Kindred, vampires from a fantasy role playing game, see . *Kindred… … Wikipedia
Kindred — Kin dred, a. Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. [1913 Webster] True to the kindred points of heaven and home. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kindred — I noun ancestor, ancestral relation, blood relations, blood relatives, brethren, clan, clansmen, cognati, consanguine i, descendant, family, folk, kin, kinsfolk, kinsmen, kinspeople, lineage, necessarii, next of kin, relation by birth, relation… … Law dictionary
Kindred — Kin dred, n. [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cynn kin, race + the termination r[=ae]den, akin to AS. r[=ae]dan to advise, G. rathen. Cf. {Hatred}.] 1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kindred — Kindred, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 614 Housing Units (2000): 267 Land area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Kindred, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 614 Housing Units (2000): 267 Land area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.997934 sq. miles (2.584637 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
kindred — [adj] corresponding, matching affiliated, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, cognate, congeneric, congenial, connate, connatural, consanguine, germane, homogeneous, incident, kin, likable, parallel, related, similar; concept 563 Ant.… … New thesaurus
kindred — [kin′drid] n. [with intrusive d < ME kinreden < OE cynn,KIN + ræden, state, condition, akin to rædan,READ1] 1. Archaic kinship 2. family or relatives; kin; kinfolk adj. 1. Archaic related by birth or common origin … English World dictionary
kindred — (n.) c.1200, kinraden, compound of KIN (Cf. kin) (q.v.) + rede, from O.E. ræden condition, rule, related to rædan to advise, rule (see READ (Cf. read)). With intrusive d (17c.) probably for phonetic reasons (Cf. thunder) but perhaps encouraged by … Etymology dictionary
kindred — *related, cognate, allied, affiliated Antonyms: alien … New Dictionary of Synonyms
kindred — ► NOUN 1) (treated as pl. ) one s family and relations. 2) relationship by blood. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ similar in kind; related. ORIGIN Old English, from KIN(Cf. ↑kin) … English terms dictionary
