Folk and Kin

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Folk

Folk noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

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Kin is a synonym for folk in family topic. In some cases you can use "Kin" instead a noun "Folk", when it comes to topics like relatives, acquaintances.

Kin

Kin noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.

Usage example: since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding

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Synonyms for Kin

Folk is a synonym for kin in blood relative topic. You can use "Folk" instead a noun "Kin".

Nearby Words: kinship, kinsman

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human	human folk	human kin
normal	normal folk	normal kin
regular	regular folk	regular kin
noble	noble folk	noble kin
Other adjectives: dead, ancient, lesser, murderous, less, titular, local, modern, younger.

Both words in one sentence

Mama Bear: Amaya, to her hidden folk; Ursa; Kyoshi; Meixiang to her kin; Sokka realizes that if his mother had been born in the Fire Nation, where noblewomen are trained to defend their children against assassins, she might still be alive despite not being a bender.

Source: Fan Fic / Embers
Lizard Folk: The Lizalfos and their kin, along with Volvagia, are used to guard the Element of Kindness.

Source: Fan Fic / The Equestrian Wind Mage
Prince Nuada and his kin of Hellboy II: The Golden Army are elves, but play up The Fair Folk angle a lot more, hence the folkloric names.

Source: Our Elves Are Better

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