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Kinfolk (Noun)

Meaning

People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

  • My great-grandparents moved to the city, but the rest of our kinfolk still live in the rural south where our ancestors settled.
  • Their family has a long history of producing talented musicians, a trait that has been passed down through generations of kinfolk.
  • The old farmhouse had been in the family for centuries, a tangible connection to our kinfolk who had toiled the land.
  • Many of our kinfolk had similar facial features, a testament to our shared ancestry.
  • The genealogist spent years researching our kinfolk, tracing their origins back to the Scottish Highlands.

Synonyms

  • Phratry
  • Family Line
  • Folk
  • Family
  • Kinsfolk
  • Sept

Hypernyms

  • Bloodline
  • Line
  • Blood
  • Ancestry
  • Parentage
  • Line Of Descent
  • Pedigree
  • Stock
  • Stemma
  • Blood Line
  • Origin
  • Lineage

Hyponyms

  • Dynasty
  • Homefolk
  • House
  • Name
  • Gens
  • People
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