Synonyms of the word

cognation

• n. a cognate relationship.

consanguinity

• n. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.

enation

• n. (botany) A small outgrowth on the surface of a plant organ.
• n. (botany, uncountable) The generation of such an outgrowth.

kinship

• n. relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
• n. relation or connection by nature or character.

matrilineage

• n. lineage based upon the maternal line.

relationship

• n. Connection or association; the condition of being related.
• n. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
• n. A romantic or sexual involvement.
• n. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other.
• n. (music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.