if i were to guess, the etymology would be based on the Sioux word for people, also kin... but I'm probably wrong! Someone hurry and correct me!
The noun 'kin' is used for both singular and plural; for example: My only kin is Bethany, my sister. My kin are my parents, two aunts, an uncle and a number of cousins. The word 'kin' is a shortened form for kinfolk, kinfolks (or kinsfolk) and kinsman, kinsmen.
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Nouns are not describing words; adjectives are the words that describe nouns. The word family is a noun. Some adjectives to describe 'family':largesmallmyyourclosescatteredextendedbusy
The word kin means family, race, class, or kind. It comes from Old English cynn.As a suffix, -ship also derives from Old English and denotes the state or condition of being what is expressed by the word to which it is added. Thus , friendship is the stand of being friends, and kinship is the state of being kin, of being related as a family or race, etc.
Kin is an archaic word for "relative."
Dan is my kin. kin means family member or relative.
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I don't know. Does "kin" as in "next of kin" count?
No, the noun 'kin' is not a collective noun.
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