kinsman

See also: Kinsman

English

Etymology

From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Noun

kinsman (plural kinsmen)

A male relative.
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 2, chapter 6
  And I, the nearest kinsman of the Earl of Windsor, was to propose his election.

Coordinate terms

kinswoman

Translations

male relative

Armenian: ազգական (hy) (azgakan)
Faroese: ættarmaður m
Finnish: miespuolinen sukulainen
French: parent (fr) m
Georgian: ნათესავი (natesavi), სახლიკაცი (saxliḳaci)
German: Verwandter (de) m, Angehöriger (de) m, Landsmann (de) m
Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 m (niþjis)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: συγγενής m (sungenḗs)

Italian: parente (it) m
Norwegian: forfader (no) m, ætting m, ættfar m
Occitan: parent (oc) m
Portuguese: parente (pt) m
Russian: ро́дственник (ru) m (ródstvennik)
Swahili: ndugu (sw)

Anagrams

Kinmans, Mankins, mankins

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