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   family

   /ˈfam(ɪ)li/

   noun

   • 1. a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit: "the family lived in a large house with a lot of land" Similar householdménagenuclear familyinformal:brood
   • ▪ a group of people related by blood or marriage: "friends and family can provide support" Similar relativesrelationsblood relationsfamily memberskinnext of kinkinsfolkkinsmenkinswomenkindredone's (own) flesh and bloodconnectionsextended familyclantribeinformal:famfolksnearest and dearestdated:people
   • ▪ the children of a person or couple being discussed: "she has the sole responsibility for a large family" Similar childrenlittle onesyoungstersoffspringprogenydescendantsscionsheirsbroodinformal:kidskiddieskiddiewinkstotssprogsquiverfulissue
   • ▪ a local organizational unit of the Mafia or other large criminal group. informal
   • 2. all the descendants of a common ancestor: "the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years" Similar ancestryparentagebirthpedigreegenealogybackgroundfamily treedescentlineagelineline of descentbloodlinebloodextractionderivationracestrainstockbreeddynastyhouseforebearsforefathersantecedentsprogenitorsrootsoriginsrare:filiationstirps
   • ▪ a group of peoples from a common stock.
   • 3. a group of related things: "all manuscripts that share this reading constitute a family"
   • ▪ a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology) or -aceae (in botany): "the cabbage family" Similar taxonomic groupgrouporderclasssubclassgenusspeciesstockstrainlinetechnical:taxonphylum
   • ▪ all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group: "the Austronesian language family"
   • ▪ a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them.

   adjective

   • 1. designed to be suitable for children as well as adults: "a family newspaper"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in family (sense 2 of the noun); also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › family-kinshipFamily | Definition, Meaning, Members, Types, & Facts

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   3 days ago · Family is a group of persons united by marriage, blood, or adoption, interacting in social positions such as spouses, parents, and children. Learn about the history, functions, and types of family, as well as the legal aspects of family law.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAMILY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of family as a social group, a biological group, or a group of similar things. Find synonyms, antonyms, related words, and examples of family in different contexts.

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5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › familyFamily Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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6. www.dictionary.com › browse › familyFAMILY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Family definition: a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. See examples of FAMILY used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFAMILY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FamilyFamily - Wikipedia

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   Family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship).

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAMILY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · Learn the various meanings and uses of the word family in English, from a social group of related people to a group of things with common features. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related terms.