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(anthropology, ethnography) Someone who, though unrelated by birth or marriage, has such a close emotional relationship with another that they may be considered part of the family.

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fictive kin

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fictive kin

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/ˈfɪktɪv kɪn/

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(anthropology, ethnography) Someone who, though unrelated by birth or marriage, has such a close emotional relationship with another that they may be considered part of the family.

Japanese Meaning

血縁や婚姻によらず、深いつながりと親密な感情を共有し、家族の一員とみなされる人物

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After moving to the village, Jamal quickly became our fictive kin and was invited to every family gathering.

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村に引っ越してから、ジャマルは血縁や婚姻関係はないにもかかわらず家族の一員と見なされ、すべての家族の集まりに招かれるようになった。

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(anthropology, ethnography) Someone who, though unrelated by birth or marriage, has such a close emotional relationship with another that they may be considered part of the family.

Ebaugh (2000) described three types of fictive kin (family-type) relationships, based not on blood or marriage, but rather on religious rituals or close friendship ties, that constitutes a type of social capital which many immigrants bring with them that facilitates their adjustment to the host society. […] Fictive kin are shared widely in Spanish-speaking countries, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

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