clansmen

noun

plural of clansman
as in kinsmen

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  1. kinsmen
  2. relatives
  3. offspring
  4. scions
Noun
  • Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of kinsmen
Noun
  • He has also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The company set up a hotline for warehouse employees and for their relatives.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of relatives
Noun
  • Their efforts to hatch and raise offspring at their nest in Big Bear Valley in Southern California became popular with millions of live cam viewers.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Concurrent surrogacy is used to increase the odds of having a child — in some instances, for rich, single men to create as many of their biological offspring as their egos demand.
    — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of offspring
Noun
  • In advance of the World Cup, NetJets signed Lionel Messi as an ambassador, including a private youth clinic for the scions of its fractional-share owners.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The political scions — and many of their family members — were divided by the 2024 presidential election.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Definition of scions
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