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.
See also: and, kin
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
See also:
  • (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
References in periodicals archive
"Kin is a natural extension of our ongoing efforts to ensure people can access the lifestyle they crave in and around our nation's urban centers.
Tishman Speyer moves to attract more families
Most of the essays in this collection are interested in how travel between Europe and Africa affects the ways in which people navigate their social relations and emotional links with their kin, and the risks that often arise.
Jennifer Cole and Christian Groes (eds), Affective Circuits: African migrations to Europe and the pursuit of social regeneration
KIN Partners, formerly known as Doyen Global, was launched in 2013 by two of the leading professionals in Sport and Entertainment marketing; 19 Entertainment's former SVP, Simon Oliveira, and CAA's Senior Executive, Matthew Kay.
Katie Boulter teams up with KIN Partners alongside Neymar and Beckham; TENNIS
The Kin Ecosystem Foundation is a Canadian nonprofit corporation established for the governance of the cryptocurrency Kin and is tasked with growing an open ecosystem of digital services.
Kin Foundation names former Twitch exec as chief marketing officer
The ceremony was attended by parents and next of kin of the martyrs of Army Public School and College Peshawar, and government officers.
Peshawar admin to facilitate martyrs' kin
The underlying odiousness of the gun violence -- both regular and ray -- in "Kin" is particularly questionable given its PG-13 rating.
Brothers dodge gangsters and aliens in inept teen thriller 'Kin' -BYLN- By Jake Coyle Associated Press
We think all of those things combined is what makes Kin unique," he said.
'Kin' directors on their sci-fi fable
Mr Njomo has sponsored amendments to the Finance Bill, 2018 seeking to change Section 44B of the Banking Act to introduce a requirement that banks keep updated information on next of kin of account holders."Every bank or financial institution licensed under this Act shall, in respect of each savings current or fixed deposit account operated at the institution, maintain a register containing particulars of the next of kin of all customers operating such accounts and shall update this register on an annual basis," the new section 44B (1) reads in part.
Banks to keep next of kin records in law change
Kin posted a picture of himself at the entrance of the Cross-Island Highway near Taroko on an AIT Facebook page, the Central News Agency reported.
U.S. representative in Taiwan promotes travel to quake-hit region
Mufti Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi, Next of Kin (Son) of Dr.
President confers military, civil awards on Pakistan Day
Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel, Dubai has appointed Myrla Alindayu Barnayha as revenue and reservations manager.
Myrla Barnayha joins Park Regis Kris Kin Dubai
Over the centuries, the Cobbolds and their kin have turned their hand to almost every imaginable field of endeavour.
Cobbold and Kin
En la primera pagina hay una dedicatoria: "A Kin"; a
?Incesto o quimera? Rimel, de Karla Zarate
The question "who is kin?" needs to be addressed, as the response of the absent but legal kin differed from the present but not immediate family, resulting in care for the patient that was less than optimal.
Listening to those we serve