If I wanted to describe all of the people close to someone such as their close friends, family, relatives, and spouse/significant other, how would I do so with one noun?
The simplest 'noun' that comes to mind is using the term "friends and family", e.g. "He sought consolation from his friends and family during the tragic incident."
Is there a more specific/powerful noun for this? An example of a loanword for this would be the Hawaiian Ohana.
I might be missing something obvious here, but I'd like to know what you guys think. I'm not looking for a specific answer, and loanwords would be great as well – possibly better!
edit: I don't care if it's a single word, actually.
Best Answer
You can call all of them as family. Because you can also call your friends that is very close to you with kinship terms like "brother","sister" etc. It is not a true kinship but it is called fictive kinship.
Also, kinfolk (and folks) is used in this sense:
As a phrase, there is kith and kin:
Also, kith itself means everyone you know but usually used in the above phrase.
Sources: Urban Dictionary, The Free Dictionary, and Merriam-Webster