Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kinship

2 senses of kinship

Sense 1
affinity, kinship -- (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities")
       => relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)

Sense 2
kinship, family relationship, relationship -- ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)
       => relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)