nonfamilial

Examples

• All

• The distinction between familial and nonfamilial sources of support is considered important because different populations may rely on or benefit from these separate sources of support to different extents (Funch & Mettlin, 1982).

  Academic text (1994)

• Furthermore, the organization of work constitutes only one aspect of the mode of social organization (admittedly a very important one), and there are many other areas where villagers' activities are organized by nonfamilial modes of organization, such as participation in public life, formal education, and leisure activities.

  Academic text (1997)

• The 21 nonfamilial units—ten in Gopalpur, five in Kestopur, and six in Lalpur—are excluded from the analysis.

  Academic text (1993)

• In this study, we focused on nonfamilial relationships to understand how they impact community engagement.

• Support from nonfamilial networks is crucial for individuals who do not have close family ties.

• The researcher observed the effects of nonfamilial influences on children's development.

Synonyms

U

unrelated

vsnonfamilial

10 3.5

Not members of the same family by birth or marriage

adds absence of inherited pattern, not only lack of kinship

U

unconnected

vsnonfamilial

1 5.0

Not related by birth or family ties

adds sense of not being inherited or showing family patterns

N

nongenetic

vsnonfamilial

• Specialized

1 6.5

Not caused by genes but by things like the environment or experience

also covers not being connected by family, not only lacking genetic cause

N

nonbiological

vsnonfamilial

1 5.8

A person who is not related by birth, for example an adopted or step family member

also implies a condition does not run in families, not only lacks genetic link

N

nonhereditary

vsnonfamilial

• Specialized

6.9

Does not pass from parents to children through genes

adds the idea of no family relation rather than only inheritance

N

nonheritable

vsnonfamilial

• Specialized

7.8

A disease or trait that parents cannot pass to their children through genes

adds lack of family connection rather than only inability to pass to offspring

N

noninheritable

vsnonfamilial

8.2

Not able to be passed down from parents to children

adds lack of family relation beyond inability to pass down

N

nonparental

vsnonfamilial

• Specialized

8.1

A trait in offspring that is different from both parents

is also used to say no family relation, not only differing from parents

N

non-related

vsnonfamilial

3.8

A person who is not part of the same family

adds that a condition does not run in families, not only lack of relation

Antonyms

F

familial

29 6.0

Relating to close relatives, like parents and children, often because of shared genes

How Familial

heritable

• Specialized

3 6.9

familial

29 6.0

nonfamilial

• Specialized

8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology