kinsman
Man of family
A kinsman is a male relative, especially one connected by blood rather than marriage.
The word sounds archaic or formal in modern speech, surviving mainly in legal contexts, historical fiction, and biblical translations: He appealed to his kinsmen for help.
The female equivalent is kinswoman; kinfolk or kin covers relatives generally.
Aunt or uncle's child
- nephewSibling's male offspring
- nieceSibling's female offspring
- uncleMale family elder
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
brother · sister · sibling · father · mother · grandfather · grandmother · son
Family members collectively
- clansmanMale kin-group member
- tribesmanMember of indigenous group
- relativeConnected by blood
- relationConnection or kin
blood relation · household · clan · tribe · family member · kith · extended family · nuclear family
Supportive partner
- confederateAllied partner in schemes
- compatriotFellow national
- brother-in-armsWartime ally and friend
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
clanmate · tribesman · fellow · sworn brother · blood brother · liege · vassal · bannerman
Ancestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
heritage · dynasty · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · progeny · descendants · offspring
Relatedness through shared ancestry
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- filiationDescent from a parent
- blood tiesFamilial relationships through ancestry
- hereditaryPassed through generations
collateral · half-blood · common ancestor · family tree · related · connection
cousin
Aunt or uncle's child
aunt · brother · sister · sibling · father · mother · grandfather · grandmother · son · daughter
kinfolk
Family members collectively
relation · blood relation · household · clan · tribe · family member · kith · extended family · nuclear family · patriarch
ally
Supportive partner
- confederateAllied partner in schemes
- compatriotFellow national
- brother-in-armsWartime ally and friend
comrade · clanmate · tribesman · fellow · sworn brother · blood brother · liege · vassal · bannerman · retainer
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
genealogy · heritage · dynasty · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · progeny · descendants · offspring · heir
consanguinity
Relatedness through shared ancestry
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- filiationDescent from a parent
- blood tiesFamilial relationships through ancestry
hereditary · collateral · half-blood · common ancestor · family tree · related · connection
in-law
Spouse's family member
endogamy · exogamy · betrothal · dowry · alliance · intermarriage · matrimonial · wedlock · conjugal
- kinmother, father, son, daughter, brother
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinfolk
- RuthRuth, Naomi, Boaz, Moab, Bethlehem
- Biblical Marriagemarriage covenant, bride, husband and wife, bridegroom, groom
- paternal lineagepaternal line, patrilineage, male line, patriarch, paterfamilias
- countrymencompatriot, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, national