family
/ˈfæm(ə)li/noun3 syllables
Family means: people descended from a common ancestor.
Synonyms for family24
noun, as in people descended from a common ancestor
noun, as in a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
noun, as in a person having kinship with another or others
noun, as in primary social group; parents and children
noun, as in an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
What does family mean?8
noun
people descended from a common ancestor“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
a social unit living together“he moved his family to Virginia”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a collection of things sharing a common attribute“there are two classes of detergents”
a person having kinship with another or others“he's kin”
primary social group; parents and children“he wanted to have a good job before starting a family”
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities“the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family”
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera“sharks belong to the fish family”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Family in a sentence
- If the patient is unconscious, the family can make the decision.CK
- This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family.papabear
- This dog is, so to speak, a member of our family.AlanF_US
- When the family won the million dollar sweepstakes, they were in the fat city.unknown
- Since we got married, he's become a devoted family man.Eldad
- Which comes first, your career or your family?CK
- Institutions, however noble their missions, have failed to replace the family.unknown
- Even within our family, we don't all have the same race.espamatics
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of family
as a noun
- plural
- families