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kith and kin
kith and kin
friends and relatives; people known to someone. I was delighted to find all my kith and kin waiting for me at the airport to welcome me home. I sent cards to my kith and kin, telling them of my arrival.
kith and kin
(old-fashioned) friends and relatives
Usage notes: Kith is an old-fashioned word which means friends.
They wanted to keep alive the memory of their kith and kin who had died in the war. 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 "countrymen" ( kith meant "one's native land") and "family members." It gradually took on the present looser sense.