"kinfolk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinfolks [plural], kinfolk [plural]
Etymology: From kin + folk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kin|folk}} kin + folk Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|kinfolk}} kinfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinfolks or kinfolk)
  1. (US) Relatives, relations. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives, Family members Synonyms: family, relations, relatives, kinsfolk Related terms: skinfolk Translations (Relatives): радня́ (radnjá) (Belarusian), роднини (rodnini) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Verwandte [masculine, plural] (German), Verwandtschaft [feminine] (German), σόι (sói) [neuter] (Greek), συγγενολόι (syngenolói) [neuter] (Greek), paren (Louisiana Creole French), родня́ (rodnjá) [feminine] (Russian), ро́дственники (ródstvenniki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), ро́дичи (ródiči) [masculine, plural] (Russian), соро́дичи (soródiči) [masculine, plural] (Russian), рідня́ (ridnjá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ро́дичі (ródyči) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)

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