kinsmen
Members of clan
Kinsmen are relatives, especially male ones.
The word carries an old-fashioned or literary tone, evoking clan ties and family obligation: He called upon his kinsmen to avenge the murder.
In modern use, kinsmen often appears in historical or fantasy contexts where blood relations carry special weight.
The singular is kinsman; kinfolk and kin cover both sexes.
Those connected by blood
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
- childrenYoung human beings
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
grandparents · uncles · aunts · nephews · nieces · in-laws · stepfamily · godparents
Descent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
ancestors · pedigree · roots · forefathers · predecessors · antecedents · patriarchs · matriarchs
Social group sharing ancestry
- folkRegular common people
- peopleHumans as a group
- communityCollective of connected people
- brotherhoodKinship among men
fraternity · league · alliance · kith · house · band · moiety · totem
Natural liking or attraction
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
loyalty · togetherness · unity · blood ties · familial bond · filial · fraternal · sisterly
relatives
Those connected by blood
cousins · grandparents · uncles · aunts · nephews · nieces · in-laws · stepfamily · godparents · foster
lineage
Descent from progenitors
progenitors · ancestors · pedigree · roots · forefathers · predecessors · antecedents · patriarchs · matriarchs · bloodline
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
brotherhood · fraternity · league · alliance · kith · house · band · moiety · totem · chieftain
affinity
Natural liking or attraction
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · loyalty · togetherness · unity · blood ties · familial bond · filial · fraternal · sisterly · brotherly
- kinfolkkinfolk, relatives, relations, family tree, blood relatives
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- menman, guys, male, blokes, guy
- Ancient IsraelIsraelites, Jerusalem, Israel, twelve tribes, Judea
- great hallsgreat halls, throne room, high table, dais, banquet hall
kinsmenstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · non-relatives · foreigners · aliens · enemies
kinsmenoutsiders
Those not belonging
foreigners · enemies · foes · adversaries · rivals