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- [kith]
- /kɪθ/
- /kɪθ/
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- [kith]
- /kɪθ/
Definitions of kith word
- noun kith acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group. 1
- abbreviation KITH kindred. 1
- noun kith a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous. 1
- noun kith One's friends, acquaintances, and relations. 1
- noun plural kith friends, neighbours 1
- noun kith one's friends and acquaintances (esp in the phrase kith and kin) 0
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Origin of kith
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English cȳth, earlier cȳththu kinship, knowledge, equivalent to cūth couth2 + -thu -th1; akin to Gothic kunthi, German Kunde knowledge
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Parts of speech for Kith
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kith popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kith usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kith
noun kith
- tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- sibling — a brother or sister.
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