Definition of COGNATES

cognates

Noun

  • one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
  • a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
  • plural of cognate

Synonyms

blood relation, blood relative, cognate, cognate word, sib

Scrabble Score: 11

cognates: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cognates: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cognates: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cognates: valid Words With Friends Word