skinship
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skinship
- /ˈskɪnʃɪp/
Where it comes from
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese スキンシップ (sukinshippu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from English skin + -ship, or as a blend from English skin + kinship. It is first recorded in English in 1966 according to the OED. In Japanese, this form was also observed in the Latin script as early as 1955.
noun
- Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly between family members, relatives and loved ones. He explained that sufficient skinship in child-rearing prevents the occurrence of psychosis in Japan.
- Spending time together naked for social bonding. This relationship of parents to children is especially enhanced by bathing together—commonly known as skinship (sukinshippu). Other groups, from businessmen or to neighboring housewives to hikers and classmates, often seek to increase the strength of a relationship by engaging in hadaka no tsukiai a
Translations
Talk about this word "skinship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skinship. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. skinship. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skinship "skinship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skinship.Cite this
@misc{skinship_2026,
title = {skinship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skinship},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
