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kinfolk

 
Dictionary: kin·folk   (kĭn'fōk') pronunciation also kins·folk
(kĭnz'-) or kin·folks (kĭn'fōks')
pl.n.
Relatives; kindred.


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noun

    One's relatives collectively: family, kin, kindred. See kin.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: people descended from a common ancestor
  Synonyms: family, family line, folk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry


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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - slægtninge

Français (French)
n. pl. - (US, Can) parents, famille

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Verwandtschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - συγγενείς

Italiano (Italian)
parentado

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - família (f)

Русский (Russian)
родня

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - parientes, parentela

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - släkt, släktingar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
亲属

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 親屬

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 친척 , 일가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 親威

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮קרובי משפחה‬


 
 
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