kin
(one's) next of kin
One's closest living relative. Now that the body has been identified, we'll have to notify his next of kin of his death. The will specifies that her next of kin will be entitled to her entire estate.
See also: kin, next, of
kith and kin
Friends and family. We are gathered here, with kith and kin, to celebrate this great union.
See also: and, kin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
kith and kin
friends and relatives; people known to someone. I was delighted to find all my kith and kin waiting for me at the airport to welcome me home. I sent cards to my kith and kin, telling them of my arrival.
See also: and, kin
one's next of kin
one's closest living relative or relatives. The police notified the dead man's next of kin. My next of kin lives 800 miles away.
See also: kin, next, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
kith and kin
Friends and family, as in Everyone was invited, kith and kin as well as distant acquaintances. This expression dates from the 1300s and originally meant "countrymen" ( kith meant "one's native land") and "family members." It gradually took on the present looser sense.
See also: and, kin
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
kith and kin
your relations.Kith , an Old English word meaning ‘native land’ or ‘countrymen’, is now only used in this phrase, which itself dates back to the late 14th century. The variant kith or kin is also sometimes found.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
kith and ˈkin
(old-fashioned) friends and relatives: He has returned to live in Italy, where he’ll be surrounded by his kith and kin.See also: and, kin
your ˌnext of ˈkin
(formal) your closest living relative or relatives: The hospital need to contact her next of kin — she is very ill indeed. This form must be signed by your next of kin. Kin is an old word for your family or your relatives.
See also: kin, next, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
kith and kin
Friends and family. This term is very old indeed, appearing in William Langland’s Piers Ploughman (1377), when kith meant “one’s native land,” and by extension one’s countrymen, and kin meant, as it still does, “members of one’s family.” Presumably the alliteration helped it survive. It became a cliché in the nineteenth century but is much less heard now and may be obsolescent. Ogden Nash played on it in “Family Court” (1930): “One would be in less danger From the wiles of the stranger If one’s own kin and kith Were more fun to be with.”
See also: and, kin
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- (one's) next of kin
- one's next of kin
- your next of kin
- next to
- catch the next wave
- next to nothing
- from one moment to the next
- in next to no time
- see you next year
- be on the hour