1. Adjective
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.
2. Adjective
Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
3. Noun
One who is related to another on the female side.
4. Noun
One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.
5. Noun
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
6. Noun
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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