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Noun: kinfolk  'kin,fowk
  1. People descended from a common ancestor; blood relations
    "The family reunion brought together kinfolk from across the country";
    - family, family line, folk, kinsfolk, phratry, fam [informal], kith and kin

Derived forms: kinfolks

Type of: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock

Encyclopedia: Kinfolk