kinsfolk

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A form of kinfolk — Relatives, relations.

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familyfamily linefolkkinfolkseptphratry
OriginMiddle English kynsefolke →
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Meanings

nounkinsfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinsfolks)

plural kinsfolks

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of kinfolk.

    When you become a great man, you meet kinsfolk you never knew you had.

    2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 399

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpeople descended from a common ancestor

Similar
familyfamily linefolkkinfolkseptphratry
Broader
lineagelineline of descent
Also see
familyfolkkinfolkphratrysept

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishkynsefolke
  2. Englishkinsfolk

From Middle English kynsefolke, after kynnesman (modern English kinsman), equivalent to kin + -s- + folk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

skinfolk
Cite this entry
APA

kinsfolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsfolk

MLA

“kinsfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsfolk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinsfolk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsfolk.

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