1. (n.) A blood relation.

2. (a.) Related by blood; akin.

affiliated agnate akin allied ancestry avuncular blood blood relation blood relative clansman closely related cognate collateral collateral relative congeneric connections consanguine consanguinean consanguineous distaff side distant relation distantly related enate family flesh flesh and blood folks foster friendly german germane kin kindred kinfolk kinnery kinsfolk kinsman kinsmen kinswoman kith and kin matrilateral matrilineal matroclinous near relation next of kin novercal of the blood patrilateral patrilineal patroclinous people posterity receptive related relations relatives sibling spear kin spear side spindle kin spindle side sword side tribesman uterine uterine kin well-disposed