kinswoman
Woman in family
A kinswoman is a female relative.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in legal contexts or historical writing than in everyday speech: She named her kinswoman as heir to the estate.
The male equivalent is kinsman; the gender-neutral term is kin or kinfolk.
Parent's sister or equivalent
- nieceSibling's female offspring
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- sisterFemale sibling
- grandmotherMother of a parent
granddaughter · daughter · mother · matriarch · sister-in-law · daughter-in-law · mother-in-law · godmother
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
bloodline · family tree · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · roots · dynasty · origin
Offspring-bearing sex
Natural liking or attraction
- connectionA joining or relation
- blood relationPerson sharing your ancestry
- closenessState of proximity
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
obligation · alliance · solidarity · support · household · filial · familial
aunt
Parent's sister or equivalent
grandmother · granddaughter · daughter · mother · matriarch · sister-in-law · daughter-in-law · mother-in-law · godmother · stepmother
ancestry
Family line of descent
pedigree · bloodline · family tree · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · roots · dynasty · origin · clan
female
Offspring-bearing sex
dame · maiden · she · her · sisterhood · maternal · feminine
affinity
Natural liking or attraction
- connectionA joining or relation
- blood relationPerson sharing your ancestry
- closenessState of proximity
loyalty · obligation · alliance · solidarity · support · household · filial · familial
- kinmother, father, son, daughter, brother
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinfolk
- tribal peopletribespeople, tribesman, clan member, clan leaders, clan elders
- countrymencompatriot, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, national