Cain
/keɪn/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of kain. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
"According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan."
- 2 A male given name from Hebrew. rare
- 3 A surname.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Information sometimes varies dramatically according to format: my news feed truncated the last word of the headline "Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser"."
Etymology
From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.