kinship

«kinship» in Mova's school dictionary: being related to someone by family: being part of the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (kinship, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Kinship is being related to someone by family: being part of the same family by birth or marriage. tree →

2) A feeling of being close to someone because you share something, like interests or troubles. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history, geography and social studies: kinship groups, clans and extended families. In stories: «she felt a kinship with the lonely boy». In law: kinship care is when a child is looked after by a grandparent or other relative.

examples

• Kinship was very important in the old Scottish clans. tree →
• Ella felt a kinship with the other new pupils. tree →
• The two tribes were joined by kinship and marriage. tree →
• Gran looks after my cousin; it's called kinship care. tree →
• There is a special kinship between twins. tree →
• Sharing a hobby can create a strong kinship. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «kin» (family): «next of kin» means your closest relative. Old-fashioned: «kith and kin» means friends and family.

In the corpora

• Kinship care can turn cousins into brothers and sisters.
• Kinship carers often need help, and that's fine.
• Some kinship care is made official.
• Lexi's auntie gets a letter: «Kinship Care Order granted.
• Kinship care means a child lives with a relative or close family friend because their parents can't look after them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «kinship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.