kinship
/ˈkɪnˌʃɪp/
noun
- The relationship between people who are related by blood or marriage; family connection.
- The DNA test confirmed their kinship as cousins.
- She felt a strong sense of kinship with her grandparents.
- Kinship ties are very important in many cultures.
- A feeling of closeness, similarity, or connection between people or things that are not necessarily related by blood.
- He felt an instant kinship with others who loved hiking.
- There is a kinship between the two artists who share the same style.
- The novel explores the kinship between humans and nature.