kinfolk

American  

[kin-fohk] / ˈkɪnˌfoʊk /

Also kinfolks,

plural noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. relatives or kindred.

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kinfolk British  

/ ˈkɪnˌfəʊk /

plural noun

1. another word for kinsfolk

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Etymology

Origin of kinfolk

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

Example Sentences

The best example of this is the famous "Key & Peele" skit of President Obama reserving dap for skin folk and kinfolk alike while extending the standard handshake for white folks.

From Salon

Of course, like most Americans, we were paying no attention whatsoever to developments in Sudan before the fighting started — and before we learned that our own kinfolk were in danger.

From Salon

Cozzens also takes an admirably nuanced approach to the Muscogee, Cherokee and Choctaw, who assisted Jackson over their Red Stick kinfolk, a detail that further complicates simplistic renderings of Indigenous-White relations.

From Washington Post

The story line in “Shucked” is partly a corollary to the real-life relationship between Horn’s Yankee family and his husband’s Southern kinfolk.

From New York Times

In many ways, the relationship between these kinfolk communities is mutually beneficial and harmonious.

From Los Angeles Times