boilerplate vs kin

boilerplate

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

noun
  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • Syndicated material. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

kin

adj
  • Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to". 

verb
  • To identify with; as in empathize or emotionally relate to a fictional character. 

noun
  • Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent. 

  • Race; family; breed; kind. 

  • Persons of the same race or family; kindred. 

  • One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively. 

  • A fictional character who one deeply relates to. 

  • Someone who relates deeply to a certain fictional character. 

How often have the words boilerplate and kin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )