Ancestry and Kindred

Ancestry

Ancestry noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century

Kindred and ancestry are semantically related. in family history topic. In some cases you can use "Kindred" instead a noun "Ancestry".

Nearby Words: ancestor, ancestral, ancestress

Kindred

Kindred noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

Ancestry and kindred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancestry" instead a noun "Kindred".

How words are described

human human ancestry human kindred
noble noble ancestry noble kindred
true true ancestry true kindred
ancient ancient ancestry ancient kindred
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