nonkin

English

Alternative forms

• non-kin

Etymology

non- +‎ kin

Noun

nonkin (plural nonkins or nonkin)

1. (mostly plural) A person who is not one's relative.
   • 1969, Frederic H. Chaffee, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies, Area Handbook for the Philippines (page 176)

     When it is necessary to state an unpleasant truth or an opposing opinion, or to make a request of a nonkin, it is done in as pleasant a speech as possible.

   • 1990, Primate Report, numbers 28-31, page 33:

     Table 3b: The general frequency of friendly contacts with in the same matriline and with nonkins in the group of Macaca arctoides.

   • 2016, Saraswati Raju, Santosh Jatrana, Women Workers in Urban India, page 280:

     Among those who derive information related to work from personal contacts, nonkins, rather than kins, constitute the most important sources even for women.

Related terms

• nonkinship

Anagrams

• Kinnon