kinship

The relationship between people who belong to the same family.

• They are connected by kinship.
• The village’s kinship ties reach back many generations.
• Kinship by marriage also matters in this community.

Similar words: family relationship, relatedness

Common phrases: kinship ties, kinship by marriage, kinship with someone

A feeling of closeness because you share interests, experiences, or qualities with someone.

• I felt kinship with her.
• Their shared love of music created a sense of kinship.
• He feels a strong kinship with other writers.

How to use it: kinship with someone/something (She felt a kinship with the people she met.)

Similar words: affinity, connection, bond

Common phrases: feel kinship, kinship with someone, sense of kinship