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Kinship

//ˈkɪnʃɪp// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character wordnet
  3. 3
    Relation or connection by nature or character. countable, uncountable

    "The first of these were the ten engines of class "C8", Nos.290-299, which had a very strong kinship to the C.R. "Carbrooks"."

  4. 4
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption wordnet

Etymology

From kin + -ship.

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