kinfolk

[ kin-fohk ]

plural noun

, (used with a plural verb)

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

kinfolk

/ ˈkɪnˌfəʊk /

plural noun

1. See kinsfolk
   another word for kinsfolk

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinfolk¹

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

Example Sentences

By 6:30 a.m., New Yorkers in sparkly spandex gathered at the entrance of Kinfolk 94 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

From The Daily Beast

They had no neighbours and their few stray kinfolk lived at remote distances and were not given to visits or communications.

From Project Gutenberg

He and his black-a-vised kinfolk had little to do with the villagers, and the village had even less to do with them.

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Now he had settled his affairs and come in the guise of a pilgrim to spend the Christmas season with his kinfolk in England.

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Hungary was forced to risk its ethnic kinfolk in Serbia's Vojvodina region.

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Anyhow he didn't have any kinfolk in this country, so it don't much matter.

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