kinswoman

English

Etymology

From Middle English kinswoman; equivalent to kin +‎ -s- +‎ -woman.

Noun

kinswoman (plural kinswomen)

1. A female relative.
   • 1822, Alain René Le Sage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane:

     Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […]

Coordinate terms

• kinsman

Translations

female relative

• Danish: frænke c
• Finnish: naispuolinen sukulainen
• Georgian: ნათესავი (ქალი) (natesavi (kali))
• German: Verwandte (de) f, Angehörige (de) f, Landsfrau (de) f, Landsmännin (de) f
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐍉 f (niþjō)
• Greek: συγγενής (el) f (syngenís)

  Ancient: συγγενής f (sungenḗs)

• Hungarian: nőrokon (hu)
• Icelandic: frænka (is) f
• Norwegian: frenke f
• Old Norse: frænka f
• Russian: ро́дственница (ru) f (ródstvennica)
• Swedish: fränka (sv) c (archaic or poetic)
• Ukrainian: ро́дичка f (ródyčka)