kin group

1. 1.

   group of people related by blood or marriage

   Synonymskinkinship groupkindredclantribe

   Broadersocial group

   NarrowermishpochafamilyfolksgenealogytotemTribes of Israel

Questions about kin group

What does kin group mean?

kin group means "group of people related by blood or marriage".

What is another word for kin group?

Close synonyms include kin, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kin group a common word?

kin group is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.