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Added 2 October 2026

akin

/əˈkɪn/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about akin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[ with to]

verb

To relate or compare; to liken.
I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.

Origin

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

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