kinkeeper
kinkeeper noun: someone doing kinkeeping.
Noun
kinkeeper (plural kinkeepers)
- Someone doing kinkeeping.
- The men, in contrast, faced a "social penalty" after divorce, she says. This is because the wives were often the ‘kin-keepers’ in the marriage, meaning, they invested time and energy into their relationships with family and friends, whereas the husbands had relied on their wives to build their...2025 September 12, Molly Gorman, “'Was it all smoke and mirrors?': How adult children are affected by grey divorce”, in BBC
Forms of kinkeeper
| plural | kinkeepers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kin-keeper |
Origin of kinkeeper
From kin + keeper.
Questions about kinkeeper
- What does kinkeeper mean?
- Kinkeeper means someone doing kinkeeping.
- What part of speech is kinkeeper?
- Kinkeeper is a noun.
- What is the plural of kinkeeper?
- The plural of kinkeeper is kinkeepers.
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