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kith and kin
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plural noun
acquaintances and relatives.
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Origin of kith and kin
Middle English word dating back to 1350â1400
Words nearby kith and kin
kitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe, KĂthira, Kitikmeot, Kitimat
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kith and kin
Friends and family, as in Everyone was invited, kith and kin as well as distant acquaintances. This expression dates from the 1300s and originally meant âcountrymenâ (kith meant âone's native landâ) and âfamily members.â It gradually took on the present looser sense.
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