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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of kinfolk. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "When you become a great man, you meet kinsfolk you never knew you had."

2. 2
   people descended from a common ancestor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ancestrybloodblood relativeclansmancognatecollateral

Example

More examples

"Tom hasn't seen his kinsfolk in years."

Etymology

From Middle English kynsefolke, after kynnesman (modern English kinsman), equivalent to kin + -s- + folk.

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