My first half is a device that forces water from a well or fills up a bicycle tire. My second half is an old-fashioned word for your beloved family and relatives. Put us together to harvest the undisputed monarch of the Halloween patch. What am I?
A pumpkin
Combines 'pump' (water/air device) and 'kin' (family/relatives) to form 'pumpkin'.
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