'Kith and kin' definitions:
Definition of 'Kith and kin'
From: GCIDE
- Kith \Kith\ (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS. c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth] known. [root]45. See Uncouth, Can, and cf. Kythe.] Acquaintance; kindred. [1913 Webster]
- And my near kith for that will sore me shend. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- The sage of his kith and the hamlet. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- Kith and kin, kindred more or less remote. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'kith and kin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agnate,
- ancestry,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- clansman,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- connections,
- consanguinean,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- enate,
- family,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- german,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- people,
- posterity,
- relations,
- relatives,
- sib,
- sibling,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- sword side,
- tribesman,
- uterine kin