kindreds
Families and tribes
Kindreds is the plural of kindred, meaning groups of related people or things.
The word typically refers to families, clans, or tribes bound by blood or ancestry: The various kindreds gathered for the annual reunion.
It can also describe groups united by shared characteristics or interests: kindreds of like-minded artists.
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
progenitors · forebears · pedigree · roots · ancestors · predecessors · legacy · birthright
Those connected by blood
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- broodHatchlings as a group
- offspringBiological descendants produced
siblings · parents · children · descendants · progeny · posterity · extended family · nuclear family
State of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
harmony · bonding · camaraderie · fellowship · closeness · solidarity · unity · understanding
lineage
Descent from progenitors
bloodline · progenitors · forebears · pedigree · roots · ancestors · predecessors · legacy · birthright · family tree
relatives
Those connected by blood
offspring · siblings · parents · children · descendants · progeny · posterity · extended family · nuclear family · blood relations
kinship
State of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
empathy · harmony · bonding · camaraderie · fellowship · closeness · solidarity · unity · understanding · accord
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
community · band · group · sib · moiety · totem · elders · chieftain · tribal council · ethnic group
kindredsstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · foreigners · aliens · unknowns · non-relatives
- kindred spiritPerson with shared sensibilities
- kindred soulPerson deeply alike inside