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Kindred

adoptee	one who is adopted.
adoptive	due to adoption; having the specified familial relation by adoption > ADOPTIVELY.
affinal	related by marriage.
affine	a relation by marriage > AFFINES; (adj.) related by marriage > AFFINELY.
affined	related, bound by some tie.
agnate	related on father's side; (noun) a relative on the father's side.
agnatic agnatical	pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors > AGNATICALLY.
agnation	relationship on the father's side.
aiga ainga	in Samoa, a large family, often spanning several generations.
akin	related by kin.
ancestor	someone from whom a person is descended, a forefather; (verb) to be an ancestor to > ANCESTORS, ANCESTORING, ANCESTORED.
ancestorial	relating to ancestors.
ancestral	relating to ancestors > ANCESTRALLY.
ancestress	a female ancestor.
ancestry	a line or body of ancestors.
atavic	pertaining to a remote ancestor.
aunt	a father's or mother's sister, or an uncle's wife.
aunthood	the state of being an aunt.
auntie aunty	a familiar name for an aunt.
auntlike	like an aunt.
auntly	like an aunt > AUNTLIER, AUNTLIEST.
aunty	see AUNTIE.
aval	pertaining to a grandparent.
avital	ancestral.
avuncular	suggestive of an uncle, esp. in kindliness or geniality > AVUNCULARLY.
bahu	(Hindi) a daughter-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married.
beenah	a form of marriage in Sri Lanka, in which the man goes to live with his wife's relatives. [Arabic binah, separate].
bespouse	to marry.
beuncled	having uncles. N.B. no BEUNCLE*.
bioparent	a biological parent, not a step-parent.
biparental	relating to or derived from two parents.
brer	brother.
brother	a male in relation to another person of either sex born of the same parents > BROTHERS or BRETHREN; BROTHERLY; (verb) to make a brother of; treat or address as brother > BROTHERS, BROTHERING, BROTHERED.
brotherhood	the quality or state of being brothers.
brotherlike	like a brother.
brotherliness	the state of being BROTHERLY.
brotherly	like a BROTHER.
child	an offspring > CHILDREN, CHILDLY; (verb) to bear a child > CHILDS, CHILDING, CHILDED.
childer	children.
childless	having no children.
childlessness	the state of being CHILDLESS.
childly	having the character of a CHILD > CHILDLIER, CHILDLIEST.
chirren	(dial.) children.
cion	a young member of a family, a SCION.
clan	a united group of families.
clannish	characteristic of a clan > CLANNISHLY.
clannishness	the state of being CLANNISH.
clanship	a feeling of loyalty to a clan.
clansman	a member of a clan.
clanswoman	a female member of a clan.
cognate	related by birth > COGNATELY; (noun) someone or something descended from a common ancestor > COGNATES.
cognation	relationship by blood; descent from the same original.
cohab	a COHABITOR, one who cohabits.
cohabit	to live together as husband and wife > COHABITS, COHABITING, COHABITED.
cohabitee	one who is cohabited with.
conjugal	belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons > CONJUGALLY.
connubial	of or relating to marriage.
consanguine consanguineoUS	of the same blood or origin; specifically, descended from the same ancestor.
coparent	a joint parent; (verb) to share the parenting of > COPARENTS, COPARENTING, COPARENTED.
cousin	a child of one's aunt or uncle > COUSINLY.
cousinage	relationship; kinship.
cousinhood	the state or condition of a cousin; also, the collective body of cousins.
cousinly	like or becoming a COUSIN.
cousinry	cousins collectively.
cousinship	the state of being cousins.
coz	a cousin > COZZES. (COZES exists from the verb COZE).
cuz	a cousin > CUZZES.
cuzzie	in New Zealand, a cousin > CUZZES.
dad daddy	(coll.) a father.
dalt dault	a foster-child.
dam	a mother esp. of an animal.
daughter	a female child > DAUGHTERLY.
daughterliness	the state of being DAUGHTERLY.
daughterling	a small daughter.
daughterly	as becomes a DAUGHTER, filial.
dault	see DALT.
deuterogamist	someone who remarries after a spouse's death.
deuterogamy	a second marriage after the death of the first spouse.
digamist	someone who remarries after a spouse's death.
digamous	pertaining to a second marriage, that is, one after the death of the first wife or the first husband.
digamy	the act, or state, of being twice married.
divorce	to terminate the marriage contract between
divorcee	a divorced woman.
divorcer	one who divorces.
eme	(obs.) an uncle.
enate	a relation on mother's side.
enatic	related on the mother's side.
endogamic	relating to ENDOGAMY, marriage within the group.
endogamy	marriage within one's own group.
espouse	to betroth, marry.
exogamic exogamous	relating to EXOGAMY.
exogamy	marriage outside one's group.
faither	(Scots) father.
familial	characteristic of a family.
familism	the tendency of a family to cohere as a group.
family	a group of persons related by blood or marriage.
father	a male parent > FATHERLY; (verb) to cause to exist > FATHERS, FATHERING, FATHERED.
fatherhood fathership	the state of being a father.
fatherless	without a father.
fatherlike	like a father.
fatherliness	the state of being FATHERLY.
fatherly	like a FATHER.
fiance	one (male) who is betrothed.
fiancee	one (female) who is betrothed.
filial	of or relating to an offspring > FILIALLY.
filiate	to adopt as son or daughter; to establish filiation between.
filiation	the relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father.
filius	(Latin) a son > FILII
firstborn	the first in order of birth, the eldest child.
forebear	an ancestor.
forefather	a male ancestor.
foremother	a female ancestor.
fosterling	a foster child.
fra	(Ital.) brother > FRAS.
fraternal	belonging to a brother or brethren > FRATERNALLY.
genetrix	a mother; a female ancestor > GENETRIXES or GENETRICES.
genitor	one who begets; an originator.
genitrix	a mother; a female ancestor > GENITRICES or GENITRIXES.
gens	an ancient Rome a clan including several families descending from a common ancestor > GENTES.
german	of the first degree, full (see brother, cousin); (noun) a full brother or sister; a near relative.
godchild	one whom a person sponsors at baptism.
goddaughter	a female GODCHILD.
godfather	a male GODPARENT; (verb) to be a godfather to > GODFATHERS, GODFATHERING, GODFATHERED.
godmother	a female GODPARENT; (verb) to act as a godmother > GODMOTHERS, GODMOTHERING, GODMOTHERED.
godparent	a person who, at baptism, guarantees a child's religious education.
godson	a male GODCHILD.
goel	the avenger of blood among the Hebrews, the next of kin whose job it was to hunt down a murderer.
goodsire gudesire gutcher	a grandfather.
gramp grampa	(coll.) a grandfather.
gran	(coll.) a grandmother.
grandad granddad grandaddy granddaddy	a grandfather.
grandam grannam grandamE	a grandmother.
grandaunt	the aunt of one's father or mother.
grandbaby	an infant grandchild.
grandchild	the child of one's son or daughter.
granddad	see GRANDAD.
granddam	an animal grandmother.
grandfather	the father of one's mother or father > GRANDFATHERLY.
grandkid	(coll.) a grandchild.
grandma grandmama grandMAMMA	a grandmother.
grandmother	the mother of one's mother or father > GRANDMOTHERLY.
grandniece	the granddaughter of one's brother or sister.
grandpa grandpapa	a grandfather.
grandsir grandsire	a grandfather.
grandson	a son of one's son or daughter.
granduncle	a father's or mother's uncle.
granfer	grandfather.
grannam	see GRANDAM.
granny	(coll.) a grandmother.
grannyish	like a granny.
gudesire	see GOODSIRE.
gutcher	see GOODSIRE.
hetaerism hetairism	concubinage; a system of communal marriage.
hetairismic	relating to HETAIRISM.
hetairist	an advocate of HETAIRISM, concubinage.
hubby	(coll.) a husband.
husband	a man to whom a woman is married > HUSBANDLY; (verb) to spend wisely > HUSBANDS, HUSBANDING, HUSBANDED.
husbandless	without a husband.
husbandly	of or like a HUSBAND.
hymenaeal hymenaean hymenean	of or relating to marriage.
hymeneal	of or relating to marriage > HYMENEALLY; (noun) a marriage-hymn.
hypergamy	the marriage of a man to a woman of lower status.
interclan	between clans.
kin	one's relations.
kindred	relationship by blood.
kindredness	relatedness by kinship.
kindredship	relatedness by kinship.
kinfolk kinsfolk	people related to one.
kinless	without kin.
kinred	(Spenser) kindred.
kinsfolk	see KINFOLK.
kinship	relationship.
kinsman	a male relative.
kinswoman	a female relative.
levirate	the ancient Hebrew custom of compulsory marriage with a childless brother's widow.
leviratic leviratical	relating to LEVIRATE.
leviration	levirate marriage or marriages.
lignage	lineage.
lineage	direct descent from an ancestor.
lynage	lineage.
ma	(coll.) mother.
madre	(Spanish) mother.
mam	(coll.) mother.
mama	(coll.) mother.
mammie mammy	a child's name for mamma, mother.
marital	relating to marriage.
marriage	the legal union of a man and woman.
married	a married person > MARRIEDS.
marrier	one who marries.
marry	to enter into marriage.
mater	(Latin) mother > MATERS or MATRES.
materfamilias	the mother or female head of family > MATRESFAMILIAS or MATERFAMILIASES.
maternal	pertaining to a mother > MATERNALLY.
matriclinic matroclinic	more like the mother than the father.
matrifocal	in anthropology, focused on the mother.
matrilineal	descended in the mother's line > MATRILINEALLY.
matriliny	descent reckoned through the mother.
matrimony	the rite or institution of marriage; the action of marrying.
matroclinic	see MATRICLINIC.
mesalliance	a marriage with a person thought to be of inferior social position; an unsuitable union.
metapelet	a woman acting as a foster-mother to children on a kibbutz > METAPLOT.
minnie	(coll.) mother > MINNIES.
mokopuna	(Maori) a grandchild or young person > MOKOPUNAS.
mom	(coll.) mother.
momma	(coll.) mother.
monandry	marriage to only one man at a time.
monogamic	pertaining to, or involving, MONOGAMY.
monogamy	marriage with one person at a time.
monogynist	one who practises MONOGYNY, having only one wife at a time.
monogyny	having only one wife at a time.
morganatic	relating to a marriage between people of unequal rank (latterly only where one is of a reigning or mediatized house), the marriage being valid, the children legitimate, but unable to inherit the higher rank.
mother	a female parent; a slimy mass of bacteria that oxidizes alcohol into acetic acid > MOTHERY; (verb) to give birth to > MOTHERS, MOTHERING, MOTHERED.
motherly	maternal.
nan nana nanna nanny	a grandmother.
nannyish	like a grandmother, overprotective.
naunt	an aunt.
nephew	a son of one's brother or sister.
ngati	(Maori) a tribe or clan > NGATIS.
niece	a daughter of one's brother or sister.
nonfamily	something that is not a family.
novercal	of or pertaining to a stepmother. [L. noverca, stepmother].
nuncle	an uncle.
oe oy oye	a grandchild.
octuplet	one of eight (children or animals) born at one birth.
offspring	a child or children; progeny.
oom	(S. Afr.) an uncle.
orphan	to deprive of both parents.
orphanhood	the state of being an ORPHAN.
orphanism	the state of being an orphan, orphanhood.
ouma	(S. Afr.) a grandmother.
oupa	(S. Afr.) a grandfather.
oy	see OE.
oye	see OE.
pantagamy	marriage in which all spouses are held in common; free love.
papa	(coll.) a father.
parent	someone who begets or brings forth offspring; (verb) to exercise the functions of a parent (a father or mother) > PARENTS, PARENTING, PARENTED.
parentage	descent from parents, extraction.
parental	pertaining to a parent > PARENTALLY.
pater	(Lat.) father.
paterfamilias	the head of the family > PATRESFAMILIAS or PATERFAMILIASES.
paternal	pertaining to a father > PATERNALLY.
paternity	fatherhood.
patrifocal	centred on the father.
patrilineal	descended in the father's line > PATRILINEALLY.
patriliny	descent reckoned through the father.
pedigree	an ancestral lineage > PEDIGREES, PEDIGREED. [OF. pie de grue, cran'es foot. A genealogical chart was thought to resemble this].
pedigreed	having a PEDIGREE.
pere	(Fr.) father > PERES.
phratral phratric	relating to a PHRATRY, a clan or tribe.
phratry	a clan or tribe. [Gk. phratria].
polyandry	marriage to several men at the same time.
polygamy	marriage to more than one person at a time.
polygynist	one who practises POLYGYNY, marriage to several women.
polygyny	marriage to several women.
pop poppa	(coll.) papa > POPPAS.
primigravida	a first-born > PRIMIGRAVIDAS or PRIMIGRAVIDAE.
primogenitor	the earliest ancestor; an ancestor or a forefather.
progenitress progenitrix	a female parent or ancestor.
progeny	offspring.
proposita	a woman from whom a line of descent is traced > PROPOSITAE.
propositus	an individual to whom the family relationships of others are reckoned; spec. (a) Med. the first member of a family to be investigated by a researcher; (b) Law a testator when making a will > PROPOSITI.
punalua	(Hawaii) the marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another > PUNALUAS.
punaluan	(Hawaii) pertaining to PUNALUA.
quad quadruplet	one of four (children or animals) born at one birth.
quin quintuplet	one of five (children or animals) born at one birth.
relative	in relation to > RELATIVELY; (noun) one who is connected with another by blood or marriage > RELATIVES.
rellie	(Aust. sl.) a relatives.
scion	a young member of a family.
sept	a division of a tribe; a clan.
septuplet	one of seven (children or animals) born at one birth.
seyen	(Shakesp.) a scion.
sib sibb sybbe	a blood relation.
sibling	a person who has both parents in common with oneself.
sibship	kinship.
sien sient syen	a SCION.
sire	a fatehr, esp. of a horse or other animal; (verb) to beget.
sister	a female sibling; (verb) to be a sister to; to call sister.
sisterhood	the state of being a sister.
sisterless	without a sister.
sisterlike	like a sister.
sisterliness	the state of being SISTERLY.
sisterly	of or resembling a sister.
son	a male offspring, SONLY.
sonhood	the state of being a son.
sonless	being without a son.
sonlike	like a son.
sonly	pertaining to a SON. No comp!
sonny	(coll.) a son.
sonship	the state of being a son.
sororal	pertaining to sisters > SORORALLY.
sororate	the marriage of a man to his wife's sister.
sororial	pertaining to sisters > SORORIALLY.
sororise soroize	to associate in a sisterly way.
sorority	sisterhood; in America, a club of college girls.
spousage	marriage.
spousal	the state of being married > SPOUSALLY.
spouse	to betroth, marry > SPOUSES, SPOUSING, SPOUSED.
spouseless	without a spouse, unmarried.
stepbairn	a stepchild.
stepbrother	a son of one's stepparent by a former partner.
stepchild	a wife's or husband's but not one's own child, daughter or son.
stepdame	a STEPMOTHER.
stepdaughter	a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner.
stepfamily	a family acquired by a second marriage.
stepfather	the husband of one's mother when distinct from one's natural or legal father.
stepmother	the wife of one's father when distinct from one's natural or legal mother.
stepmotherly	like a STEPMOTHER.
stepparent	a person who is a stepmother or stepfather.
stepparenting	parenting by a STEPPARENT.
stepsister	a daughter of one's stepparent by a former partner.
stepson	a son of one's spouse by a former marriage.
stirp	a branch of a family; pedigree.
stirps	a branch of a family; pedigree > STIRPES. [L. stirps, stock, stem].
subclan	a division of a clan.
sybbe	see SIB.
syen	see SIEN.
taata	in East Africa, a father.
tipuna tupuna	(Maori) an ancestor.
tittie titty	a sister.
tribe	a set of people theoretically of common descent; an aggregate of families.
tribal	related to a TRIBE > TRIBALLY; (noun) a member of an aboriginal tribe of India > TRIBALS.
tribesman	a (male) member of a TRIBE.
tribeswoman	a (female) member of a TRIBE.
tribespeople	people belonging to a TRIBE.
trigamist	one who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time.
trigamous	of the nature of, involving or living in TRIGAMY.
trigamy	the state of being married to three spouses.
trilling	one child of triplets.
trin	a triplet by birth.
triplet	one of three (children or animals) born at one birth.
tupuna	see TIPUNA.
twin	either of two born at a single birth.
twinborn	one of twins.
twinling	a young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.
twinship	the condition or relation of a twin.
unakin	not akin.
unchild	to bereave of children; to make childless.
uncle	one's mother's or father's brother, or an aunt's husband; (verb) to address as uncle > UNCLES, UNCLING, UNCLED.
uncleship	the office or position of an uncle.
unfathered	having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature.
unfatherly	not FATHERLY.
unfilial	unsuitable to a son or a daughter > UNFILIALLY.
unilineal	tracing descent through the paternal or maternal line only.
unmotherly	not MOTHERLY.
unparented	having no parent, or no acknowledged parent.
unwed	not wed.
unwedded	not wedded.
unwive	to deprive of a wife.
uxorial	of or relating to a wife > UXORIALLY.
viduage	widowhood; widows collectively.
vidual	pertaining to VIDUAGE, widowhood.
viduity	widowhood.
wed	to marry.
wedlock	the state of being married.
whakapapa	(Maori) a family tree.
whanau	(Maori) a family, esp an extended one > WHANAUS.
wife	a woman who has a husband > WIVES, WIFELY; (verb) to take to wife > WIFES, WIFING, WIFED.
wifedom	the state of being a wife.
wifehood wivehood	the state of being a wife.
wifeless	having no wife.
wifelike	of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman.
wifeliness	the state of being WIFELY.
wifely	like a WIFE.
wifey	an endearment for wife > WIFEYS.
wifie	an endearment for WIFE > WIFIES.
wive	to take for a wife; to become the wife of > WIVES, WIVING, WIVED.
wivehood	see WIFEHOOD.

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