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kintype

kintype noun: a kin relationship expressed in terms of the specific direct relationships involved, such as "mother's brother's son" rather than the more general "cousin".

Noun

kintype (plural kintypes)

  1. A kin relationship expressed in terms of the specific direct relationships involved, such as "mother's brother's son" rather than the more general "cousin".
    • The remaining terms can be defined either by a chain of kintypes or by a succession of kinterm equivalences.2022, David B. Kronenfeld, Types of Kinship Terminological Systems and How to Analyze Them, page 23
  2. The base type of an otherkin's identity, such as animal or robot.
    • Though the experience of being otherkin is typically described in spiritual terms, it is also reported to have physical aspects, such as the sensation of phantom limbs for the body parts their kintype possess but which are absent in the human form […]2015, Joseph P. Laycock, Spirit Possession around the World, page 265

Forms of kintype

pluralkintypes

Origin of kintype

From kin + type.

Questions about kintype

What does kintype mean?
Kintype means a kin relationship expressed in terms of the specific direct relationships involved, such as "mother's brother's son" rather than the more general "cousin".
What part of speech is kintype?
Kintype is a noun.
What is the plural of kintype?
The plural of kintype is kintypes.

Words near kintype in the dictionary

  1. kintoplast
  2. Kintore
  3. kintoreite
  4. kintsugi
  5. kintsukuroi
  6. kintype
  7. kintypes
  8. Kintyre
  9. Kintz
  10. Kintzes
  11. Kinuban

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