akin

Meaning

  1. Of the same kin; related by blood.
  2. Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈkɪn/
Etymology

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

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