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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.

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📖 Definitions of "Family"

noun

1
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."
2
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"
3
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."
4
Lineage, especially an honorable one

adjective

1
Suitable for children and adults.
"It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant."
2
Conservative, traditional.
"The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality."
3
Homosexual.
"I knew he was family when I first met him."

noun

1
A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

🔄 Synonyms of "Family"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fellowshipnoun	A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
homenoun	One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
kinnoun	(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
menagenoun	Alternative form of ménage. [A household; a domestic situation.]
phratrynoun	(Ancient Greece) A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
housenoun	A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
kinfolknoun	(US) Relatives, relations.
categorynoun	A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
family linenoun	people descended from a common ancestor
kinsfolknoun	Alternative spelling of kinfolk. [(US) Relatives, relations.]
kinspersonnoun	A kinsman or kinswoman.
family unitnoun	A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate.
folknoun	(collective plural) People, persons.
householdnoun	Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
septnoun	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Family"

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Word	Definition
family unitnoun	A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate.
kinnoun	(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
kinfolknoun	(US) Relatives, relations.
kinsfolknoun	Alternative spelling of kinfolk. [(US) Relatives, relations.]
kinspersonnoun	A kinsman or kinswoman.
septnoun	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
phratrynoun	(Ancient Greece) A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
householdnoun	Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
fellowshipnoun	A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
menagenoun	Alternative form of ménage. [A household; a domestic situation.]
folknoun	(collective plural) People, persons.
homenoun	One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
categorynoun	A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
housenoun	A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
family linenoun	people descended from a common ancestor
folksnoun	(US) People in general; everybody or anybody.
familial	Of or pertaining to a human family.
famnoun	(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, Internet slang) A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
familianoun	(historical) A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.