Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural One's acquaintances and relatives.
- noun plural One's relatives.
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- noun both
friends andfamily
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English kith, from Old English cȳth, kinsfolk, neighbors; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
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Literally, albeit archaically, friends (“kith”) and family (“kin”).
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