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kith and kin

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from kith and kynne

Definitions

  1. Both friends and family.

    • And ſyne ſhe kiſſd his bluidy cheik And fyne his bluidy chin: O better I loe my Gill Morice Than a' my kith and kin! "Away, away, ze ill woman, And an il deith mait ze dee: Gin I had kend he'd bin zour ſon, He'd neir bin flain for mee."
    • It well may be because I have been so lonelv, but to mv thinking there can be no love, no tie, like love and tie of kith and kin.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA