kinfolks
Your blood relations
Kinfolks is a regional or informal variant of kinfolk, meaning one's relatives or family members.
The word appears most commonly in Southern American English and in folk or country music contexts, where the extra -s gives it a warmer, more colloquial feel.
We're having all the kinfolks over for Thanksgiving.
Despite the plural-looking ending, kinfolks functions the same as kinfolk and can refer to relatives collectively.
Relatives through shared grandparents
- siblingsFellow offspring
- unclesParents' male siblings
- auntsParents' female siblings
- nephewsSiblings' sons
nieces · grandparents · grandchildren · in-laws · stepbrother · stepsister · half-brother · half-sister
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · pedigree · roots · dynasty · clan · tribe
Gathering after separation
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- closenessState of proximity
affection · togetherness · celebrations · holidays · cookouts · potlucks · funerals · weddings
Supportive care-giving
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- familialPertaining to relatives
- closenessState of proximity
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
belonging · upbringing · household · caregiving · devotion · trust · solidarity · interdependence
cousins
Relatives through shared grandparents
nephews · nieces · grandparents · grandchildren · in-laws · stepbrother · stepsister · half-brother · half-sister · godparents
ancestry
Family line of descent
bloodline · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · pedigree · roots · dynasty · clan · tribe · descendants
reunion
Gathering after separation
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
closeness · affection · togetherness · celebrations · holidays · cookouts · potlucks · funerals · weddings · homestead
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- familialPertaining to relatives
- closenessState of proximity
loyalty · belonging · upbringing · household · caregiving · devotion · trust · solidarity · interdependence · obligation
kinfolksstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · non-relatives · foreigners · acquaintances · aliens