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kinfolk

[ kin-fohk ]
/ ˈkɪnˌfoʊk /
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plural noun (used with a plural verb)
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

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

affinity, blood, clan, connection, consanguinity, cousin, extraction, family, folk, house, kindred, kinsfolk, kinship, kith, lineage, member, people, race, relation, relationship

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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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