kith
kiTH/
noun
noun: kith and kin; noun: kith or kin; noun: kith; plural noun: kiths
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one’s friends, acquaintances, and relations.“a widow without kith or kin”
kin
kin/
noun
noun: kin; plural noun: kins
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1.one’s family and relations.“he is expected to make a payment to his wife’s kin”
synonyms: relatives, relations, family (members), kindred, kith and kin; More -
animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind.“dolphins, whales, and their kin”
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adjective
adjective: kin
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1.related.“he was kin to the brothers”
synonyms: relatives, relations, family (members), kindred, kith and kin; More
Origin
Old English cynn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kunne, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘give birth to,’ shared by Greek genos and Latin genus ‘race.’
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