kith and kin
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noun
acquaintances and relatives.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
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kith and kin
Friends and family, as in Everyone was invited, kith and kin as well as distant acquaintances. This expression dates from the 1300s and originally meant "country-men" (kith meant "one's native land") and "family members." It gradually took on the present looser sense.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Kith and kin
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Example sentences
May your kith and kin someday be groped by uniformed strangers for purposes of national security.
His intent was simple, keep kith and kin informed while cutting down on e-mail traffic.
For he had slain the kith and kin of many a hundred there.
Support to new mothers may be available among generations, kith and kin networks or close neighborhood networks.
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