| 单词 | kith and kin |
| 释义 | kith and kinSEE SYNONYMS FOR kith and kin ON THESAURUS.COM plural nounacquaintances and relatives. Origin of kith and kinMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby kith and kinkitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe, Kíthira, Kitikmeot, Kitimat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with kith and kinkith 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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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