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Family
/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
📖 Definitions of "Family"
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A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
"Our family lives in town."
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An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
"1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America"
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A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
"Our company is one big happy family."
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Lineage, especially an honorable one
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Suitable for children and adults.
"It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant."
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Conservative, traditional.
"The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality."
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Homosexual.
"I knew he was family when I first met him."
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A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.
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