kinswoman

kins·wom·an

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kinz-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈkɪnzˌwʊm ən/
- /ˈkɪnzˌwʊm.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kinz-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈkɪnzˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of kinswoman word

noun plural kinswoman a female relative. 1
noun plural kinswoman a woman of the same nationality or ethnic group. 1
noun kinswoman (in anthropological or formal use) one of a person's female blood relations. 1
noun kinswoman female: related 1
countable noun kinswoman Someone's kinswoman is their female relative. 0
noun kinswoman a female relative 0

See all 6 definitions of kinswoman

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Origin of kinswoman

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English; see kin, 's1, woman, modeled on kinsman

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Parts of speech for Kinswoman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kinswoman

kinswoman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for kinswoman

noun kinswoman

agnate — related by descent from a common male ancestor
cognate — Cognate things are related to each other.
sibling — a brother or sister.
relation — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.

All 30 Synonyms of kinswoman