kith and kin
1kith and kin — (kĭth’ ən kĭn’) pl.n. 1) One s acquaintances and relatives. 2) One s relatives. ╂ [Middle English kith, from Old English cȳth, kinsfolk, neighbors; see gnō .] Word History: Kith is obsolete except in the alliterative expression kith and kin, a… …
2Kith and kin — Kith Kith (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS. c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth] known. [root]45. See {Uncouth}, {Can}, and cf. {Kythe}.] Acquaintance; kindred. [1913 Webster] And my near kith for that will sore me shend …
3kith and kin — Your kith and kin are your family; your next of kin are close relations you nominate to deal with your affairs in the event of your death on a document, like a passport …
4kith and kin — [ˌkıθ ən ˈkın] n [plural] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: kith people you know well from Old English cythth knowledge ] old fashioned family and friends …
5kith and kin — [ ,kıθ ən kın ] noun plural OLD FASHIONED your friends and relatives …
6kith and kin — index origin (ancestry) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7kith and kin — noun plural Etymology: Middle English 1. : friends and kindred 2. : kindred, relations * * * acquaintances and relatives. [1350 1400; ME] * * * kith and kin UK [ˌkɪθ ən ˈkɪn] US …
8kith and kin — This is a tiresomely overworked phrase meaning acquaintances and relatives. Kith and kin are not synonymous: kith means friends, neighbors, and the like ; kin means people actually related through family ties, persons descended from a common… …
9kith and kin — Your kith and kin are your family; your next of kin are close relations you nominate to deal with your affairs in the event of your death on a document, like a passport. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
10Kith and kin — Your kith and kin are your family; your next of kin are close relations you nominate to deal with your affairs in the event of your death on a document, like a passport …
11kith and kin — [[t]kɪ̱θ ən kɪ̱n[/t]] N PLURAL You can refer to your friends and family as your kith and kin …
12kith and kin — old fashioned friends and relatives. They wanted to keep alive the memory of their kith and kin who had died in the war …
13kith and kin — Synonyms and related words: agnate, ancestry, blood, blood relation, blood relative, clansman, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, connections, consanguinean, distaff side, distant relation, enate, family, flesh, flesh and blood, folks,… …
14kith and kin — Your kin are your relatives. Your kith are your relatives and acquaintances …
15kith and kin — Your kin are your relatives. Your kith are your relatives and acquaintances. Individually the words are antiquated. Together they are hackneyed …
16kith and kin — one s relations. → kith …
17kith and kin — n. person s relatives and friends; person s friends and neighbors …
18kith and kin — acquaintances and relatives. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …
19kith and kin — noun both friends and family …
20kith and kin — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. friends and relatives, family, relations; see family 1 , relative …
