Meaning

1 senses

  1. (plural, plural only)Both friends and family.

    Freunde und Familie

    родны́е и бли́зкиеrodnýje i blízkije

Examples

3 sentences

  1. They came with kith and kin.

    deSie kamen mit Kind und Kegel. — freddy1

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  2. Tom is there with kith and kin.

    deTom ist mit Kind und Kegel da. — list

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  3. I had neither kith nor kin in England.

    У мене в Англії не було ані друзів, ані рідні. — deniko

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
both friends and family:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
both friends and family:

Origin

From Middle English kith and kynne.

From Middle English kith and kynne.

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Forms

plural: kith and kins
Singularkith and kin
Pluralkith and kins

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kitchenwarekiteA1kithkitschykittenB1kitty

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