Kith And Kin Definition

kĭth ən kĭn
noun
One's acquaintances and relatives.
American Heritage
One's relatives.
American Heritage

Both friends and family.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • family
  • relations
  • friends and relatives

Origin of Kith And Kin

  • Middle English kith from Old English cȳth kinsfolk, neighbors gnō- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Literally, albeit archaically, friends (“kith") and family (“kin").

    From Wiktionary

Kith And Kin Sentence Examples

  • But, thankfully, the regiment was not sent north to fight against its own kith and kin.

  • This type of care is often referred to as kith and kin care and may take place either in the child's or the caregiver's home.

  • He had against him, not merely England, but the kith and kin of Comyn, including the potent clan of MacDowall or MacDougall in Galloway and Lorne; on his own side he had his kinship, broken men, and the clergy of Scotland.

  • We cannot claim for it the virtue of strict honesty with regard to the stranger, but for its own " kith and kin " it is a model of socialism in an ideal form, possessing nothing of its own yet toiling unceasingly for the good of all.

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Words Starting With

KKIKIT

Words Ending With

NINKIN

Unscrambles

kith and kin

Words Starting With K and Ending With N

Starts With K & Ends With NStarts With KI & Ends With NStarts With K & Ends With IN

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With K12 Letter Words Ending With N

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