kith

 
Pronunciation: /kɪθ/

noun

(in phrase kith and kin or kith or kin)
  • one’s relations: a widow without kith or kin

Origin:

Old English cȳthth, of Germanic origin; related to couth. The original senses were 'knowledge', 'one's native land', and 'friends and neighbours'. The phrase kith and kin originally denoted one's country and relatives; later one's friends and relatives