kinspeople
- noun
- /ˈkɪnzˌpipəl/
:
parientes
- The new mother's temporary return to her own kinspeople after the birth can also be seen in the same way, as an attitude of seclusion with respect to her husband's family.
Examples
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Two or three dozen more small, uniform shares of pork and rice dishes are distributed to kinspeople, village officers, representatives of longhouses and hamlets, and helpers.
Academic text (1991) -
During the family reunion, everyone enjoyed sharing stories and laughter with their kinspeople.
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His chin was long and oval, and his eyes were like her eyes, as if they were kinspeople, brother and sister, but something happened apart.
Fiction book (1993) -
You come back here and get greedy for kinspeople.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was only a matter of their being a little tolerant—or even civil—toward their kinspeople.
Fiction book (1996) -
After years apart, she was excited to reconnect with her kinspeople at the wedding.
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He always felt a strong bond with his kinspeople, especially during holidays and special occasions.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
All the people who are related to you by birth, marriage, or adoption
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1.0
A person who is in your family by blood or marriage
132
2.6
People who are related by blood or marriage
81
6.0
The family and relatives of a person
76
1.2
A person who is connected to you by blood or marriage
7
6.7
Relatives who come from the same family, often including aunts and cousins
2
6.6
A group of people who are related by blood or marriage
A person who is related to you by blood or marriage
People who are related to you by blood, like aunts and cousins
A person who is related by blood and shares a common ancestor
A group of people who are related by blood or marriage
A group of people related by blood or marriage like an extended family
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Etymology
Kinspeople starts with kin, an old English word meaning 'family', and adds people, so it literally means 'people of the family'. A helpful way to remember it is the phrase 'next of kin', because kinspeople are your relatives.