'Cognate' definitions:
Definition of 'cognate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: connate, cognate]
adjective
Having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"
adjective
Related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)]
noun
One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib]
noun
A word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language [syn: cognate, cognate word]
Definition of 'Cognate'
From: GCIDE
- Cognate \Cog"nate\, a. [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See Nation, and cf. Connate.]
- 1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cognate'
From: GCIDE
- Cognate \Cog"nate\, n.
- 1. (Law) One who is related to another on the female side. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cognate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- affinitive,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- ally,
- alter ego,
- analogon,
- analogue,
- ancestry,
- associate,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- brother,
- clansman,
- close copy,
- close match,
- closely related,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- common,
- companion,
- complement,
- congenator,
- congener,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspecific,
- coordinate,
- correlate,
- correlative,
- correspondent,
- counterpart,
- derivation,
- derivative,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- doublet,
- enate,
- eponym,
- equivalent,
- etymon,
- family,
- fellow,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- foster,
- general,
- generic,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- image,
- incident,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kindred spirit,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- like,
- likeness,
- mate,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- near duplicate,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- novercal,
- obverse,
- of common source,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- pendant,
- people,
- picture,
- posterity,
- primitive,
- reciprocal,
- related,
- related by blood,
- relations,
- relatives,
- root,
- second self,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similitude,
- simulacrum,
- sister,
- soul mate,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- such,
- suchlike,
- sword side,
- tally,
- the like of,
- the likes of,
- tribesman,
- twin,
- universal,
- uterine,
- uterine kin