Need another word that means the same as “clan”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “clan” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Clan” are: kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe, group of families, sept, gens, group, set, circle, clique, coterie, fraternity, brotherhood, community, society
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clan” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| brotherhood | The feeling that men should treat one another like brothers. The bonds of brotherhood. |
| circle | Something in the shape of a circle. They had excellent seats in the dress circle. |
| clique | A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them. The old school clique. |
| community | A group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common. Community health services. |
| coterie | A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people. A coterie of friends and advisers. |
| fraternity | People engaged in a particular occupation. The medical fraternity. |
| gens | Family based on male descent. |
| group | A number of musicians who play popular music together. I ve always been a fan of the guitarists in the group. |
| group of families | A set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse. |
| kin | A person having kinship with another or others. Many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance. |
| kin group | Group of people related by blood or marriage. |
| kindred | Relationship by blood. Ties of kindred. |
| kinship group | A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character. |
| sept | The month following August and preceding October. |
| set | Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals. The early sets ran on storage batteries. |
| society | A specified section of society. The analogy between insect society and human city is not new. |
| tribe | A large number of people. Indigenous Indian tribes. |
| ancestor | An early version of a machine, system, etc. Both species of elephant have a common ancestor. |
| ancestral | Of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors. The family s ancestral home. |
| ancestry | The origin or background of something. The ancestry of the rose is extremely complicated. |
| antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events. |
| caregiver | A person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult. |
| consanguineous | Related by blood. Consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes. |
| cubicle | Small area set off by walls for special use. Each cubicle is equipped with a PC and printer and there are two fax machines in the east alcove. |
| daddy | One’s father. The daddy of all potholes. |
| endogamy | The fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination. |
| family | An association of people who share common beliefs or activities. The house has been owned by the same family for 300 years. |
| folks | Your parents. Folks around here drink moonshine. |
| forebear | An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London. |
| forefather | The founder of a family. The duchy which her forefathers had ruled since the tenth century. |
| hometown | The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again. |
| household | The establishment and affairs of a royal household. Household bills. |
| kin | Animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind. He s kin. |
| kindred | Similar in kind; related. Books on kindred subjects. |
| kinsfolk | People descended from a common ancestor. |
| kiosk | A small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold. |
| lineage | A social group tracing its descent from a single ancestor. The chimpanzee and gorilla lineages. |
| lineal | Relating to or consisting of lines; linear. Lineal heirs. |
| mommy | Informal terms for a mother. |
| parent | Be or act as a parent to a child. His adoptive parents. |
| paternal | Showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly. A paternal aunt. |
| patriarch | Any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob. He s the patriarch of all spin doctors. |
| pedigree | Ancestry of a purebred animal. Pedigree cats. |
| primogenitor | An ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor. |
| progenitor | A person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement. The progenitor of modern jazz. |
| stall | Put into or keep in a stall. Her car stalled at the crossroads. |
| tribe | Group of people related by blood or marriage. Brands are adopted by a tribe of users. |
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