Verwandte — meaning in English

English meaning

• cognate adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
• kin noun One's relatives, considered together as a group.
• relative adjective Considered in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.

Senses

Verwandte is used for these senses in English:

• cognate (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
• kin One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
• kinfolk (US) Relatives, relations.
• kinswoman A female relative.
• relative Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

cognate — full definition

1. adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
2. adj Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
3. adj Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

kin — full definition

1. noun One's relatives, considered together as a group.
2. adj Related by blood or marriage.

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