akin

adj

1. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.

   “[W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]”

   “The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.”

2. (often, with-to)Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

   “Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?”

   “She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.”

   “Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.”

   “Something akin to a smile shone on his face.”

   “I'll be interested to see how this service does. It will be basic with fares to match, so will be akin to a budget airline taking on a flag-carrier.”

verb

1. (rare, transitive)To relate or compare; to liken.

   “I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.”

name

1. A surname.