kinfolk

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪnfəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪnˌfoʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kin′fōk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
kin•folk /ˈkɪnˌfoʊk/USA pronunciation   n. [plural* used with a plural verb]
  1. Dialect Termsrelatives;
    kin.
Sometimes, ˈkinˌfolks. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kin•folk  (kin′fōk′),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsrelatives or kindred.
Also, kin′folks′, kinsfolk. 
  • 1425–75; late Middle English kinnes-folk; see kin, folk

'kinfolk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
folk - kin - kindred - kinsfolk

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