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kin:

(usually plural in form)

[also 'kinsfolk', 'kinfolk'; and for male: 'kinsman', plural: 'kinsmen'; and for female: 'kinswoman', plural: 'kinswomen']

(a person’s kin)

member of one’s family, such as a brother, cousin, nephew, niece, grandchildren, etc., e.g. “When he returned from abroad after a long, all his kin/kinsfolk arrived at the airport to receive him.”

{A ‘next of kin’ is a person’s closest relative or relatives, e.g. “We must inform the old man’s next of kin about his death.” }

(‘Kin’ is usually used in the expression “kith and kin”, e.g. “She invited everyone of her kith and kin to her wedding.”)

kinsfolk (also kinsman & kinswoman) =  members of one’ family

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