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kinfolk

[ kin-fohk ]
/ ˈkɪnˌfoʊk /
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plural noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
relatives or kindred.
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Also kin·folks, kins·folk [kinz-fohk] /ˈkɪnzˌfoʊk/ .

Origin of kinfolk

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English kinnes-folk; see origin at kin, folk

Words nearby kinfolk

kinetogenic, kinetograph, kinetoplast, kinetoscope, kinetosis, kinfolk, king, king bee, kingbird, kingbolt, King Charles spaniel
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Words related to kinfolk

tribe, family, people, house, sibling, relation, folk, member, extraction, affinity, stock, clan, relationship, kindred, blood, cousin, lineage, consanguinity, connection, race

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British Dictionary definitions for kinfolk

kinfolk
/ (ˈkɪnˌfəʊk) /
pl n
mainly US and Canadian another word for kinsfolk
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