kin
/kɪn/noun
उच्चारण किन
सगे-संबंधी, नातेदार
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[pl.] old-fashioned or formal
your family or your relatives
सगे-संबंधी, नातेदार
- his kith and kin
- He sent a message to his kin in the village to tell them about the wedding.
- The next of kin were informed of the accident.
+ 2 more examples
- He is staying with distant kin in Jaipur.
- The villagers gathered with their kin to celebrate Holi.
¶Idioms 2
kith and kin
friends and relatives
मित्र और संबंधी
- He invited all his kith and kin to the wedding.
next of kin
your closest living relative or relatives
निकटतम संबंधी
- The hospital informed his next of kin.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Kin is plural ('His kin are farmers').
Kin का अर्थ रिश्तेदार है और यह plural की तरह प्रयोग होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ plural verb आता है, जैसे 'His kin are farmers'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Kith and kin (friends and relatives), next of kin (closest relative, used on official forms).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: kith and kin (मित्र और संबंधी), next of kin (निकटतम संबंधी, आधिकारिक फ़ॉर्म पर)।
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One-word substitution
A relationship by blood or family is kinship; giving jobs to your relatives unfairly nepotism; relatives through marriage in-laws.
रक्त या परिवार का संबंध kinship; अपने संबंधियों को अनुचित रूप से नौकरी देना nepotism (भाई-भतीजावाद); विवाह से बने संबंधी in-laws।