Kinfolks - English meaning

noun

A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

Usage examples:

The connections between social attitudes and productivity

phrase

The people you know and who can help you

Usage examples:

He only got the job because of his connections!, he has important connections in washington., we ru…

noun

A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.

Usage examples:

The family lived in a large house with a lot of land

adjective

Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.

Usage examples:

A family newspaper

noun

A social group of parents, children, and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others who are related

Usage examples:

[ c ] her family moved here when she was eleven., [ u ] many people cope with the demands of both c…

noun

People in general.

Usage examples:

Some folk will do anything for money

adjective

Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation.

Usage examples:

A revival of interest in folk customs

adjective

Relating to folk music.

Usage examples:

A folk club

noun

One's family and relations.

Usage examples:

Many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance

adjective

(of a person) related.

Usage examples:

He was kin to the brothers

suffix

Forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin.

noun

One's family and relations.

Usage examples:

Yet in all these instances family custom ensured some distribution of property to members of a prop…

adjective

Similar in kind; related.

Usage examples:

Books on kindred subjects

adjective

Being related, esp. by having the same opinions, feelings, and interests

Usage examples:

We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.

noun

People you are connected with, especially by family relationships

noun

Human beings in general or considered collectively.

Usage examples:

The earthquake killed 30,000 people

verb

(of a group of people) inhabit (a place).

Usage examples:

An arid mountain region peopled by warring clans

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

noun

The way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.

Usage examples:

Questions about the relation between writing and reality

noun

The relationships that exist between two people, organizations, or countries, and whether these are good or bad

Usage examples:

The meeting provided both sides with an opportunity to exchange views on the current state of u.s.-…

noun

A person connected by blood or marriage.

Usage examples:

Much of my time is spent visiting relatives

adjective

Considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

Usage examples:

The relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known

adjective

Denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who.

Usage examples:

The other personal relative pronoun, who, doesn't seem to be affected nearly as much.