cognate (n.)

  1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

    [ Syn: blood relation , blood relative , sib ]

  2. a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

    [ Syn: cognate word ]

    cognate (adj.)

  1. related in nature; connate qualities

    [ Syn: connate ]

  2. having the same ancestral language; cognate languages'

  3. related by blood

    [ Syn: akin , blood-related , consanguine , consanguineous , consanguineal , kin ]

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