kith and kin
idiom
old-fashioned
: friends and relatives
They invited all their kith and kin to their new home.
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An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Gander residents renewed this rite not out of fear of divine punishment but as an affirmation of civilization, which extends cooperation and reciprocity beyond kith and kin.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
Most South American migrants rely on their kith and kin to survive.
Competition and a lack of adequate coordination among UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations is palpable.
—Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Gander residents renewed this rite not out of fear of divine punishment but as an affirmation of civilization, which extends cooperation and reciprocity beyond kith and kin.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
Most South American migrants rely on their kith and kin to survive.
Competition and a lack of adequate coordination among UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations is palpable.
—Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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“Kith and kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kith%20and%20kin. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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