Kintype
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kin relationship expressed in terms of the specific direct relationships involved, such as "mother's brother's son" rather than the more general "cousin".
"The remaining terms can be defined either by a chain of kintypes or by a succession of kinterm equivalences."
- 2 The base type of an otherkin's identity, such as animal or robot.
"Though the experience of being otherkin is typically described in spiritual terms, it is also reported to have physical aspects, such as the sensation of phantom limbs for the body parts their kintype possess but which are absent in the human form […]"
Example
More examples"The remaining terms can be defined either by a chain of kintypes or by a succession of kinterm equivalences."
Etymology
From kin + type.
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