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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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   Jun 16, 2024 · family, a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings.

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

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   FAMILY definition: 1. a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children…. Learn more.

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

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   The meaning of FAMILY is the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family. How to use family in a sentence.

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

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   The family is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 by the United Nations: The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. —

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

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   A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › familyFamily - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you refer to your family, you're probably talking about a group of people who are related to you by blood or marriage. Family is used many different ways. It can mean "household," or the people you live with, or it can refer to a partner and the children you are raising together.