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kith and kin — (kĭth’ ən kĭn’) pl.n. 1) One s acquaintances and relatives. 2) One s relatives. ╂ [Middle English kith, from Old English cȳth, kinsfolk, neighbors; see gnō .] Word History: Kith is obsolete except in the alliterative expression kith and kin, a… … Word Histories
kith and kin — This is a tiresomely overworked phrase meaning acquaintances and relatives. Kith and kin are not synonymous: kith means friends, neighbors, and the like ; kin means people actually related through family ties, persons descended from a common… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
kith and kin — one s relations. → kith … English new terms dictionary
kith — ► NOUN (in phrase kith and kin) ▪ one s relations. ORIGIN Old English, originally in the senses «knowledge», «one s native land», and «friends and neighbours» … English terms dictionary
kin — is now a rather old fashioned term for one s relatives or family. It is mostly used in the fixed expressions next of kin and kith and kin … Modern English usage
kith — /kɪθ / (say kith) noun 1. one s acquaintances or friends (now chiefly Scottish except in kith and kin and often confused in meaning with kin). –phrase 2. kith and kin, friends and relatives. {Middle English kitthe, Old English cȳþ, cȳþþu… …
kin — n. & adj. n. one s relatives or family. predic.adj. (of a person) related (we are kin; he is kin to me) (see also AKIN). Phrases and idioms: kith and kin see KITH. near of kin closely related by blood, or in character. next of kin see NEXT.… … Useful english dictionary
kith — [kɪθ] noun (in phr. kith and kin) one s relations. Origin OE cȳthth ( knowledge , one s native land , and friends and neighbours ), of Gmc origin; related to couth … English new terms dictionary
kithand kin — kith and kin (kĭthʹ ən kĭnʹ) pl.n. 1. One s acquaintances and relatives. 2. One s relatives. [Middle English kith, from Old English cȳth, kinsfolk, neighbors. See gnō . Word History: Kith is obsolete except in the alliterative phrase … Universalium
Part and parcel — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinhala and Tamil new year — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Sinhala and Tamil new year official name=Sinhala:Aluth Awurudu/Tamil: English name=Sinhala and Tamil new year observed by=Sinhalese/ Hindus date=A nakshatra date in the month of Bak (by the Shalivahana era)… … Wikipedia
