Definition of kinsfolk in English:

kinsfolk

(also kinfolk)

plural noun ˈkɪnzfəʊkˈkɪnzˌfoʊk

1(in anthropological or formal use) a person's blood relations, regarded collectively.
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, no blood relations witnessed the will, but only Hester's servant and the kinsfolk of her executor and beneficiary, her ‘good friend Anthony Short,’ the controversial Laudian minister.
- And finally, the spirit of the deceased has another chance of life in this world with his/her own kinsfolk.
- Mobilising her natal familija, most of her son's agnatic kinfolk, and many other unrelated families in the village through persistent negotiations, she mounted a vigorous campaign for her son's election.
- Traditionally, the groom's family and kinfolk would provide a number of pigs and shells to the father of the bride in compensation for the loss of his daughter.
- Most of these marriages were strongly resisted by the kinsfolk of the parties, particularly those that involved agnates from the same village, though none of them were from the same hamlet.
Synonyms
relatives, relations, kin, kindred, family members, family, kith and kin, kinsmen/kinswomen, one's own flesh and blood, blood relatives, connections
informal folks
dated people
1. 1.1 A group of people related by blood.
  a set of kinfolk
  Example sentencesExamples
  Feasts that celebrate deceased kinfolk are still very important celebrations.
  He is pursued by the Furies, grotesque female divinities charged with the punishment of those who have shed the blood of kinfolk.
  Before the Clearances, most Highland families lived in such townships, in a kind of collective, or joint-tenancy farm, housing perhaps a hundred or so people, who were often kinsfolk.
  In many Aboriginal societies, certain kinfolk stand in what are called ‘avoidance relationships’ with each other.
  By the time we discover the link between the blue bloods, the dead people, and the fracasing kinfolk, we've lost all interest in the outcome or reveal.

Definition of kinsfolk in US English:

kinsfolk

plural nounˈkinzˌfōkˈkɪnzˌfoʊk

another term for kinfolk

单词	kinsfolk
释义	Definition of kinsfolk in English: kinsfolk (also kinfolk) plural noun ˈkɪnzfəʊkˈkɪnzˌfoʊk 1(in anthropological or formal use) a person's blood relations, regarded collectively. Example sentencesExamples Indeed, no blood relations witnessed the will, but only Hester's servant and the kinsfolk of her executor and beneficiary, her ‘good friend Anthony Short,’ the controversial Laudian minister. And finally, the spirit of the deceased has another chance of life in this world with his/her own kinsfolk. Mobilising her natal familija, most of her son's agnatic kinfolk, and many other unrelated families in the village through persistent negotiations, she mounted a vigorous campaign for her son's election. Traditionally, the groom's family and kinfolk would provide a number of pigs and shells to the father of the bride in compensation for the loss of his daughter. Most of these marriages were strongly resisted by the kinsfolk of the parties, particularly those that involved agnates from the same village, though none of them were from the same hamlet. Synonyms relatives, relations, kin, kindred, family members, family, kith and kin, kinsmen/kinswomen, one's own flesh and blood, blood relatives, connections informal folks dated people 1.1 A group of people related by blood. a set of kinfolk Example sentencesExamples Feasts that celebrate deceased kinfolk are still very important celebrations. He is pursued by the Furies, grotesque female divinities charged with the punishment of those who have shed the blood of kinfolk. Before the Clearances, most Highland families lived in such townships, in a kind of collective, or joint-tenancy farm, housing perhaps a hundred or so people, who were often kinsfolk. In many Aboriginal societies, certain kinfolk stand in what are called ‘avoidance relationships’ with each other. By the time we discover the link between the blue bloods, the dead people, and the fracasing kinfolk, we've lost all interest in the outcome or reveal. Definition of kinsfolk in US English: kinsfolk plural nounˈkinzˌfōkˈkɪnzˌfoʊk another term for kinfolk
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