kith

Meaning

1. Friends and acquaintances.
2. An acquaintance or a friend.

Synonyms

kin

kinsman

relation

relative

friends

kinfolk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɪθ/

Etymology

From Middle English kith (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th.