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kith and kin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Both friends and family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آل (ʔāl) — both friends and family
  • Armenian: ազգուտակ (azgutak) — both friends and family
  • Bengali: কুটুম খেশ (kuṭum kheś) — both friends and family
  • Chinese Cantonese: 親朋戚友 /亲朋戚友 (can1 pang4 cik1 jau5) — both friends and family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親友 /亲友 (qīnyǒu) — both friends and family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親朋好友 /亲朋好友 (qīnpénghǎoyǒu) — both friends and family
  • Danish: slægt og venner — both friends and family
  • Dutch: bloed- en zielverwanten — both friends and family
  • Finnish: perhe ja ystävät — both friends and family
  • French: proches — both friends and family
  • Galician: achegados — both friends and family
  • Galician: familiares e amigos — both friends and family
  • Galician: íntimos — both friends and family
  • German: Freunde und Familie — both friends and family
  • Hungarian: barátok és rokonság — both friends and family
  • Hungarian: pereputty — both friends and family
  • Hungarian: retyerutya — both friends and family
  • Manx: caarjyn as mooinjer — both friends and family
  • Middle English: kith and kynne — both friends and family
  • Polish: krewni i znajomi — both friends and family
  • Russian: родны́е и бли́зкие (rodnýje i blízkije) — both friends and family
  • Sicilian: parenti e amici — both friends and family
  • Spanish: parientes y amigos, allegados — both friends and family
  • Swedish: släkt och vänner — both friends and family
  • Swedish: nära och kära — both friends and family
  • Yiddish: קינד־און־קייט (kind-un-keyt) — both friends and family