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otherkin

otherkin noun: one who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.

otherkin: one who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human
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Noun (1)

otherkin (plural otherkin or (nonstandard) otherkins)

  1. One who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.
    • It appears that many otherkin are unaware of what makes them different. They just know they are not normal humans.2000, Cara Des'tai, “The Internet goes mythic”, in Fate
    • A close friend of mine turned out to be otherkin as well, and I added her to the group so she could discover who she is.2014, James Vaughan, When Death Calls, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    otherkind

Noun (2) capitalized: Otherkin

Otherkin (plural Otherkin or (nonstandard) Otherkins)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of otherkin.
    • Some elves claim to be allergic to iron and other products of encroaching modernity, while one breed of Otherkin—dragons in human bodies—insist that having no allergies is a sign of Otherness.2001 February 13, Nick Mamatas, “Elven Like Me”, in The Village Voice, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 May 2015
    • The living Otherkin are a loosely affiliated group of mostly young people who believe themselves to be magical and spiritual creatures: elves, werewolves, dragons, fairies, angels, hobbits.2005 October 4, Christine Wicker, Not in Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic is Transforming America, 1st edition, New York: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 240

otherkin meaning in Arabic

otherkin in Arabic

a person who claims or believes that their soul, essence, or identity is non-human
أَذَرْكِين ʔaḏarkīn

Synonyms of otherkin

  • otherkind

Forms of otherkin

pluralotherkin
alternative formOtherkin
pluralOtherkin
plural (nonstandard)otherkins
plural (nonstandard)Otherkins

Origin of otherkin

From other + -kin.

Words formed from otherkin

Questions about otherkin

What does otherkin mean?
Otherkin means one who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.
What is otherkin in Arabic?
Otherkin in Arabic is أَذَرْكِين (ʔaḏarkīn). See Otherkin meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is otherkin?
Otherkin is a noun.
What is the plural of otherkin?
The plural of otherkin is otherkin.

Words near otherkin in the dictionary

  1. otherizations
  2. otherize
  3. otherized
  4. otherizes
  5. otherizing
  6. otherkin
  7. otherkinity
  8. otherkins
  9. otherkith
  10. otherlandish
  11. otherliness

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