kinship
nounUK /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/
US /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/
Kinship is the feeling of being family or close to someone.
She felt a strong kinship with her cousins at the family reunion.
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2. The state of being related by blood or marriage.
The two families discovered their kinship through an old genealogy record.
3. A close similarity or shared quality between things.
There is a kinship between the two languages that makes learning one easier after the other.
4. A feeling of shared understanding with others.
The hikers felt a kinship after surviving the storm together.