kith

Pronunciation: /kɪθ/

The English word “kith” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Friends and acquaintances.
An acquaintance or a friend.
A person who is not related to a child but has social connections to the child's family, especially when considered as a caregiver or possible caregiver for the child.

Etymology

From Middle English kitthe (“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.

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