Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Akin \A*kin"\, a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.]
   1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as,
      the two families are near akin.

   2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the
      same kind. ``A joy akin to rapture.'' --Cowper.

            The literary character of the work is akin to its
            moral character.                      --Jeffrey.

   Note: This adjective is used only after the noun.

Source : WordNet®

akin
     adj 1: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin
            to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely
            related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {kindred},
            {related}]
     2: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate},
         {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]