"kinsfolk" meaning in English

See kinsfolk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-kinsfolk.wav [US] Forms: kinsfolks [plural]
Etymology: kins + folk Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kins|folk}} kins + folk Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kinsfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinsfolks)
  1. Alternative spelling of kinfolk Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: kinfolk
    Sense id: en-kinsfolk-en-noun-wVgvl3tM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kinsfolk meaning in English (1.4kB)

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