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单词 kinfolk
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kinfolk

plural noun

kin·​folk ˈkin-ˌfōk How to pronounce kinfolk (audio)
variants or kinfolks
: relatives

Synonyms

  • blood
  • clan
  • family
  • folks
  • house
  • kin
  • kindred
  • kinsfolk
  • line
  • lineage
  • people
  • race
  • stock
  • tribe
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These people congregate at Bigfoot conventions around the world to swap stories, trade evidence-gathering techniques and commune with kinfolk. Leah Sottile, Outside Online, 5 July 2016 On a big family night, the local fans were like kinfolk too. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2022 And if there was an underlying theme beyond appealing to a wide swath of fans, a handful of artists with famous kinfolk are taking center stage throughout the four-day festival. Joshua Klein, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 In many ways, the relationship between these kinfolk communities is mutually beneficial and harmonious. Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 Both greenwings and cinnamons accompany their more populous blue-winged kinfolk on the early fall flight. Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020 Unfortunately, outside of their kinfolk, they were met with derision, prejudice and vehement xenophobia. Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Fortunately for friends and kinfolk, they won’t be matched up directly as both play on the defensive line for their respective teams. Evan Dudley, al, 19 Sep. 2019 But don’t bother trying to sign up your kinfolk to play the game where families compete by guessing what the most popular audience survey answers to questions might be. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

kinfolk

noun

kin·​folk ˈkin-ˌfōk How to pronounce kinfolk (audio)
: kindred entry 2 sense 2

kinfolk

plural noun

variants or kinfolks
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor let's invite all our kinfolk for the holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • family
  • folks
  • people
  • kinsfolk
  • kin
  • kindred
  • tribe
  • clan
  • house
  • relative
  • lineage
  • race
  • blood
  • stock
  • descendant
  • kith
  • household
  • offspring
  • kinsman
  • progeny
  • line
  • descendent
  • extended family
  • brood
  • nuclear family
  • clansman
  • kinswoman
  • blended family
  • scion
  • seed
  • issue
  • dynasty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • origin
  • birth
  • ancestry
  • descent
  • extraction
  • pedigree
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