Cognate

Definition:

  • (a.) Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.
  • (a.) Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
  • (n.) One who is related to another on the female side.
  • (n.) One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.

Compare cognate with other words:

cognate vs. cognati

cognate vs. relative

cognate vs. cognation

black vs. cognate

accoll vs. cognate

cognate vs. congenital

cognate vs. connate

cognate vs. paronym

agnate vs. cognate

cognate vs. etymon

cognate vs. etymology

cognate vs. derivation

cognacy vs. cognate

cognate vs. root

cognate vs. reflex

cognate vs. regular

cognate vs. cognateness

ancestor vs. cognate

attest vs. cognate

cognate vs. descend

cognate vs. cognitive