kin:
(usually plural in form; also ‘kinsfolk‘, ‘kinfolk‘; and for male: ‘kinsman‘, plural: ‘kinsmen’; and for female: ‘kinswoman‘, plural: ‘kinswomen’; for the right pronunciation of ‘kin’, please click here; and for ‘kinsfolk’, please click here)
the kinsfolk
member of one’s family, such as a brother, cousin, nephew, niece, grandchildren, etc.;
A ‘next of kin’ is a person’s closest relative or relatives,
Michelle Obama’s kinsfolk
When Brad returned from abroad after a long time, all his kin/kinsfolk arrived at the airport to receive him.
We must inform the old man’s next of kin about his death.
She invited everyone of her kith and kin to her wedding.
It has been in the newspapers that President Obama has several kinsfolk in the US as well as in Kenya, whom he does frequently visit.
