kinship
/ˈkɪnʃɪp/noun
उच्चारण किन्शिप
रिश्तेदारी, नातेदारी, सगोत्रता, बंधुत्व
Core word
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[U] formal
the relationship between members of the same family
रिश्तेदारी, नातेदारी, सगोत्रता, बंधुत्व
- Kinship ties are very strong in rural India.
- The study looks at kinship and marriage in tribal societies.
- Anthropologists study kinship systems in different societies.
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- Kinship decides who can inherit land in some communities.
- The family tree shows the kinship between the cousins.
Synonyms family ties relationship blood relationship consanguinity
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[U, singular] ~ (with sb)
a feeling of being close to somebody because you have similar origins, ideas or experiences
आत्मीयता, अपनापन, भाईचारा
- Radhika felt a deep kinship with other first-generation learners.
- There is a natural kinship between the two languages.
- He felt a strong kinship with other migrant workers.
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- There is a kinship between poets across different languages.
- The two teams shared a sense of kinship after the long tour.
Synonyms affinity rapport closeness fellowship empathy
Opposite alienation estrangement
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kinship (uncountable noun) = family relationship
Kinship is the relationship by blood or marriage, so it is usually uncountable.
Kinship रक्त या विवाह से बना संबंध है, इसलिए प्रायः uncountable है।
- Kinship matters in many rural societies.
- The villagers claim kinship with the same ancestor.
kinship with / between
Use 'with' for one person or group and 'between' for two.
एक व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए 'with' और दो के बीच के लिए 'between' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She felt kinship with the other students.
- There is a close kinship between the two languages.
kinship (a feeling of closeness)
It can also be an emotional bond without blood ties: a sense of kinship.
यह रक्त-संबंध के बिना भी भावनात्मक जुड़ाव हो सकता है: a sense of kinship।
- There was a sense of kinship among the toppers.
kinship system / kinship terms
In sociology, kinship terms and systems study how societies name and organise relatives.
समाजशास्त्र में kinship terms और systems इस बात का अध्ययन करते हैं कि समाज रिश्तेदारों को कैसे नाम देते और व्यवस्थित करते हैं।
- Hindi has rich kinship terms like 'mausi' and 'chacha'.
kinship vs relationship vs kin
Kinship is the state of being related; kin means your relatives; relationship is wider.
Kinship संबंधी होने की स्थिति है; kin का अर्थ रिश्तेदार है; relationship इससे व्यापक है।
- Next of kin means the nearest relative.
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adjective + kinship
closestrongdistantdeepancienttribal
- The two communities share a distant kinship.
verb + kinship
feelclaimsharerecognisetracefeel a sense of
- They claim kinship with the royal family.
kinship + noun
systemtiesbondnetworktermsgroup
- Kinship ties are strong in joint families.
kinship + between
between languagesbetween culturesbetween neighboursbetween peoples
- Scholars study the kinship between Sanskrit and Latin.
sense / feeling of + kinship
sense of kinshipfeeling of kinshipspirit of kinshipbond of kinship
- A sense of kinship grew among the hostel mates.
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- Radhika felt a strong kinship with her village cousins.
राधिका ने अपने गाँव के चचेरे भाई-बहनों के साथ गहरा अपनापन महसूस किया।
- Anthropologists study kinship to understand how families are organised.
नृविज्ञानी यह समझने के लिए kinship का अध्ययन करते हैं कि परिवार कैसे संगठित होते हैं।
- Shared hardship created a feeling of kinship among the migrant workers.
साझा कठिनाइयों से प्रवासी मज़दूरों में अपनेपन की भावना पैदा हुई।
- The poem expresses a kinship between humans and nature.
कविता मनुष्य और प्रकृति के बीच अपनापन व्यक्त करती है।
- Kinship by marriage is often called affinity in law.
विवाह से बने संबंध को कानून में प्रायः affinity कहा जाता है।
- The two tribes trace their kinship to a common ancestor.
दोनों जनजातियाँ अपना संबंध एक साझा पूर्वज से जोड़ती हैं।
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✗ She feels a kinship to her classmates.
✓ She feels a kinship with her classmates.
Kinship is followed by 'with' for a person or group.
व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए kinship के बाद 'with' आता है।
✗ Kinships are important in our society.
✓ Kinship is important in our society.
In this general sense kinship is uncountable and singular.
इस सामान्य अर्थ में kinship uncountable और singular है।