family
- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli/
- My family and I spend every Sunday together enjoying home-cooked meals.
- family members
- family income
- family planning
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- Charge them the same family rate they charged me.
- And they're from these poor families in Eastern Europe.
- But the last time we've been back as a family was last Thanksgiving.
- I grew up in a single parent family, just me and my mum.
- I have a very awesome life and family, man and friends.
- Just about every family lost a child.
- Christmas was where my family very much went all out.
- Well, you can help your family out when they come in.
- I'll be playing that this Christmas with my family and friends.
- She's admitting there will be future first families and gatherings.
Examples
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The war's end proved especially protracted for families whose men remained in federal prison camps.
Academic text (2008) -
We all have to spend more time together as a family.
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It's a great game for, you know, families or just yourself.
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And at the end of the day, we're always family no matter what.
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Just about every family lost a child.
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I never had a family till I had football.
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I want to offer my congratulations and welcome you to the family.
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I grew up in a single parent family, just me and my mum.
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We are a family, and like any family, we have our good days and not-so-good days.
Academic text (2011) -
But the last time we've been back as a family was last Thanksgiving.
Synonyms
The people who live together in one home, often a family
A group of parents and their children who live together
A family with just parents and their children
A household of people who live together and share everyday life
A family made up of a married couple and their children, sometimes including one partner's parents
Idioms
- Informal
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
Only members of the same family own or run it, for example a family business
- Informal
To not tell people outside the family about important things
Families stay close and strong by spending time together
Compounds
A group of related people including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
- Specialized
Information about illnesses your relatives have had to help a doctor know your health risks
A family that cares for a child who is not their own for a time when the parents cannot
Time away from work to care for family members after a birth, adoption, or when they are ill
A connection between people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption
- Specialized
A meeting with a therapist for family members to improve communication and solve problems
A large Bible kept at home with pages to record family births, marriages, and deaths
A family whose members belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Specialized
A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's fertile days, without using medicine or devices
- Specialized
A set of related fonts like regular, bold, and italic that match each other
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A group of instruments like trumpet or trombone that make sound when the player's lips buzz on a mouthpiece
- Specialized
A temporary group scientists use for plants or animals when it is not clear how they are related
A group of instruments that make sound when someone blows into them, like a flute or clarinet
- Specialized
A group of monkeys from Africa and Asia, like baboons and macaques
A group of string instruments played with a bow, like the violin, viola, cello, and double bass
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A group of plants like cabbage, broccoli, and turnip that have flowers with four petals
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A group of flowering plants that includes yams and other plants with starchy underground tubers
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A group of plants like parsley and dill with small umbrella-shaped flower clusters
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A group of climbing flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers like sweet potato and bindweed
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A group of flowering plants like irises and crocuses that grow from bulbs or underground stems
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A group of flowering plants like poppies with milky sap and seed pods
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants that includes tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants
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A group of trees and shrubs that have flowers, including witch-hazel and sweetgum
- Specialized
A large group of plants with small flowers in umbrella-like bunches, like carrot and parsley
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A group of mainly tropical plants like coconut and date trees with large leaves
A family made up of a married couple and their children, sometimes including one partner's parents
- Specialized
A group of land tortoises with domed shells and short, heavy legs
A large family of flowering plants with bright, often unusual flowers found worldwide
- Specialized
A group of moths like tiger moths with bright colors and patterns
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Etymology
Family comes from the old Latin word familia, which meant the whole 'household', the people and servants who lived in one house. That's why family still means the people who live together as a unit.