kinfolk

[ kin-fohk ]

/ ˈkɪnˌfoʊk /

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plural noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

relatives or kindred.

Nearby words

kinetogenic, kinetograph, kinetoplast, kinetoscope, kinetosis, kinfolk, king, king bee, king charles spaniel, king clam, king closer

Also kin·folks, kinsfolk.

Origin of kinfolk

1425–75; late Middle English kinnes-folk; see kin, folk

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Examples from the Web for kinfolk

By 6:30 a.m., New Yorkers in sparkly spandex gathered at the entrance of Kinfolk 94 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend|Jessica Burdon|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I love you faithfully, and if you are still my good Rosalie I am ready to marry you here in the presence of my kinfolk.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
The Magic Speech Flower|Melvin Hix
Sometimes it comes out in the society papers immediately after it has been made known to the kinfolk and intimate friends.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke

Tell your kinfolk and families and friends and neighbors to make bands and hang together.
The Covered Wagon|Emerson Hough
His kinfolk hoped that some day he would be President of the Town Board.
Ade's Fables|George Ade

British Dictionary definitions for kinfolk

kinfolk

/ (ˈkɪnˌfəʊk) /

pl n

mainly US and Canadian another word for kinsfolk

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kinfolk

plural noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

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British Dictionary definitions for kinfolk

kinfolk

pl n