as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
my kinsfolk all live in the East
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This story was updated at 1:46 p.m. on Sept. 7 to replace the word kids with kinsfolk in a quote.
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“Kinsfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinsfolk. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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