kinship

Nouns

(n) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
- found a natural affinity with the immigrants
- felt a deep kinship with the other students
- anthropology's kinship with the humanities
affinity,
(n) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption family relationship, relationship,

Synonyms

affinity family relationship relationship

Words of close approximity

kinship group kinship system