kinfolk
kinfolk noun: relatives, relations.
Noun
kinfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinfolks or kinfolk)
- Relatives, relations.
- ‘You have kinfolks here though. Women. That used to live in this house.’1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 122
- “Ah, woe is me! Alas, for my kingdom and my kinfolk!”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 34
Examples of kinfolk in a sentence
- That says something about the nature of man—his fantasies of death that get enacted into the slaughter of man by man—kinfolk or strangers in droves—on every possible mindless occasion.1982, Bernard Malamud, “Cohn’s Island”, in God’s Grace, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux:
- I'm in the 'land gettin' smoked with my kinfolk1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:
Synonyms of kinfolk
Forms of kinfolk
| plural | kinfolks |
|---|---|
| plural | kinfolk |
| alternative form | kinsfolk |
Origin of kinfolk
From kin + folk.
Questions about kinfolk
- What does kinfolk mean?
- Kinfolk means relatives, relations.
- How do you use kinfolk in a sentence?
- That says something about the nature of man—his fantasies of death that get enacted into the slaughter of man by man—kinfolk or strangers in droves—on every possible mindless occasion.
- What part of speech is kinfolk?
- Kinfolk is a noun.
- What is the plural of kinfolk?
- The plural of kinfolk is kinfolks.
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