| Main Entry: | cousin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family relation |
Synonyms: |
counterpart, coz, kin, kinsman, kinswoman, nobleman, relative |
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
Synonyms: |
accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, co-worker, colleague, comate, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, cuz, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, pard, partner, playmate, protector, roomie, safeguard, sidekick |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | friend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidant, companion |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, ally, alter ego, associate, bosom buddy, buddy, chum*, classmate, cohort, colleague, companion*, compatriot, comrade, consort, cousin, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, partner, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick, soul mate*, spare*, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | kin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blood relative |
Synonyms: |
affinity, blood, clan, connection, consanguinity, cousin, extraction, family, folk, house, kindred, kinsfolk, kinship, kinsperson, kith, lineage, member, people, race, relation, relationship, sibling, stock, tribe |
| Notes: | your family or relatives are kin; your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances are kith |
| Main Entry: | kindred |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blood relative |
Synonyms: |
affinity, blood, clan, connection, consanguinity, cousin, family, flesh, folk, homefolk, house, kin, kinsfolk, kinsperson, lineage, race, relation, relationship, stock, tribe |
| Main Entry: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | member of a family |
Synonyms: |
agnate, aunt, blood, brother-in-law, clansperson, cognate, connection, cousin, father, father-in-law, folk, folks, grandparents, great-grandparents, in-laws, kinsperson, mother, mother-in-law, nephew, niece, relation, sib, sibling, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepparent, stepsister, uncle |
| Main Entry: | kinfolk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kin |
Synonyms: |
affinity, blood, clan, connection, consanguinity, cousin, extraction, family, folk, house, kindred, kinsfolk, kinship, kinsperson, kith, lineage, member, people, race, relation, relationship, sibling, stock, tribe |
| Main Entry: | kinsman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relative |
Synonyms: |
agnate, aunt, blood, brother-in-law, clansperson, cognate, connection, cousin, father, father-in-law, folk, folks, grandparents, great-grandparents, in-laws, kin, kinsperson, kinswoman, mother, mother-in-law, nephew, niece, relation, sib, sibling, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepparent, stepsister, uncle |
| Main Entry: | kinswoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relative |
Synonyms: |
agnate, aunt, blood, brother-in-law, clansperson, cognate, connection, cousin, father, father-in-law, folk, folks, grandparents, great-grandparents, in-laws, kin, kinsman, kinsperson, mother, mother-in-law, nephew, niece, relation, sib, sibling, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepparent, stepsister, uncle |
| Concept: | Friend. |
| Category: | 1. Social Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
friend, friend of one's bosom; acquaintance, neighbor, wellwisher; alter ego; bosom friend, fast friend; amicus; usque ad aras; fidus Achates; persona grata., favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas; tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer; ally; friend in need (auxiliary)., associate, compeer, comrade, mate, companion, confrere, camarade, confidante; old crony, crony; chum; pal; playfellow, playmate; schoolfellow; bedfellow, bedmate; chamber fellow; classfellow, classman, classmate; fellow man, stable companion; maid of honor., compatriot; fellow countryman, countryman., roommate, shopmate, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner., Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Nisus and Euryalus, Damon and Pythias, par nobile fratrum., host, Amphitryon, Boniface; guest, visitor, protégé.
-phrases
amici probantur rebus adversis; ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne Freund; "best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness" [G. Eliot]; conocidos muchos amigos pocos; "friend more divine than all divinities" [G. Eliot]; vida sin amigo
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Antonyms: |
enemy |
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