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Kith and kin

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Noun
  1. 1
    Both friends and family. plural, plural-only

    "I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air—or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be."

Etymology

From Middle English kith and kynne. Literally, friends (“kith”) and family (“kin”).

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