kinsfolk
- noun
- /ˈkɪnzˌfoʊk/
- Archaic
:
parientes
- Be ever steadfast in upholding equity, bearing witness to the truth for the sake of God, even though it be against your own selves or your parents or your kinsfolk..." (Quran, 4:135).
Examples
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After a long absence, she was excited to reunite with her kinsfolk at the family reunion.
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So too is African solidarity with family, friends, and kinsfolk.
Academic text (2008) -
At the same time, you were to remember that country people were versions of yourself, figuratively and often literally your kinsfolk.
Academic text (2003) -
In the simplest case, this corresponds to the elementary family consisting of a man, his wife, and their children; but other kinsfolk may be included in the group.
Academic text (1998) -
And now folks, those former illegals who were granted amnesty in thirteen actions by Bill Clinton (a non-Californian) and their children and kinsfolk are fleeing California and coming your way.
Blog text (7) -
Footnote 1: Lockhart, Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk (Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1819), vol. 1:27.
Academic text (2016) -
When he learned about his ancestry, he discovered many kinsfolk living in the area.
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During the holidays, we often gather together with our kinsfolk to celebrate and share stories.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
All the people who are related to you by birth, marriage, or adoption
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1.0
A person who is in your family by blood or marriage
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2.6
People who are related by blood or marriage
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6.7
Relatives who come from the same family, often including aunts and cousins
People in your family by blood or marriage
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kinsfolk comes from the simple parts kin ('family') and folk ('people'), so it refers to the people who are your relatives.