Yet Another Critic

One’s “Kith and Kin”. |KIN| Self > Family > Clan > Tribe > Nation > Race. |KITH| Friends, Associates, Acquaintances > Neighbors > Polity > Culture > Civilization. kin·folk, kin
[ˈkinfōk]
NOUN
(in anthropological or formal use) a person’s blood relations, regarded collectively.
synonyms:
relatives · relations · kin · kindred · family members · family · kith and kin · kinsmen/kinswomen · one’s own flesh and blood · blood relatives · connections · folks · people kith

[kith]

NOUN
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
kindred.
a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.