akin
If two things are akin, then they're similar or related. A cupcake is akin to a cake and relatives are akin to each other.
If you know the word kin — a relative — then you have a clue to the meaning of akin. People who are related are akin, but the word goes beyond blood relations. Football is akin to the sport of rugby; baseball is akin to the British sport cricket. Mice are akin to rats, and rats are akin to gerbils, hamsters, and squirrels. Things that are akin are alike.
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related by blood
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synonyms:
blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin
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related
connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
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related
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similar in quality or character
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