kindred

Meanings

1. Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
2. People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
3. A grouping of relatives.
4. Blood relationship.
5. Affinity, likeness.
6. One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
7. A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.

1. Of the same nature, or of similar character.
2. Connected, related, cognate, akin.

1. A surname.
2. A city and town in North Dakota.
3. A locality in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).