A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
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Kinship
/ˈkɪnʃɪp/
Synonyms for "kinship" (134 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Noun(5 words)
accordaccordanceaffiliationaffinityagapeagnationagreementallianceamityancestryassociationbloodblood relationshipbonds of harmonybrotherhoodbrotherly lovebrothershipcaritascement of friendshipcharity
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cognationcommon ancestry
Strong matches (40)
common descentcommon sourcecommon stockcommunioncommunitycommunity of interestscomparisoncompatibilityconcordconcordancecongeneracycongenialityconnatenessconnaturalityconnaturalnessconnatureconnectionconsanguinitycorrespondencecousinhood
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cousinshipempathyenationespritesprit de corpsfamily favorfamily likenessfamily relationshipfatherhood
Noun(10 words)
cultural affinitydescent systemenduring social bondfamily bondfamily connectionfamily organizationfamily relationshipfamily social bondfamily termsfamily tie
Adjective(1 words)
domestic relations
Related words (67)
feeling of identityfellow feelingfellowshipfiliationflesh and bloodfraternityfrictionlessnessgeneric resemblancegood vibesgood vibrationshappy familyharmonyidentitykindredlike-mindednesslineagelovematernitymatrilineagematriliny
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matrisibmatroclinymotherhoodmutualityonenessparallelparallelismpaternitypatrilineagepatrilinypatrisibpatroclinypeacepropinquityrapportrapprochementreciprocityrelationrelationshipsharingsibshipsimilaritysisterhoodsistershipsolidaritysympathysymphonyteam spiritties of bloodunderstandingunionunisonunity
Noun(12 words)
fraternitiesgenetic relationkinkin networkkin termskinship termsrelatednessrelationrelationshiprelativesocial structuretie
Adjective(2 words)
social bondsstrong affinity
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11 entriesaffinityconsanguinitycultural affinitydescent systememotional bondendogamyexogamyfamily termkin termmatrilineal termshared heritage
Collocations
6 entriesblood kinshipdescent patternskinship networkkinship systemkinship termskinship ties
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Ties of kinship are very important in Islam.
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I don't even fully understand the kinship system of English, especially when it gets beyond first cousins.
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I read the research paper "An Exploration of kinship terms of Hokkien Chinese-Indonesians in Surabaya."
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