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List of meaning for family

a group of people related to one another

family, household, house, home, menage(noun)

a social unit living together

"he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

family, family unit(noun)

primary social group; parents and children

"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

class, category, family(noun)

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

"there are two classes of detergents"

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry(noun)

people descended from a common ancestor

"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

kin, kinsperson, family(noun)

a person having kinship with another or others

"he's kin"; "he's family"

family(noun)

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

"sharks belong to the fish family"

syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family(noun)

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

family, fellowship(noun)

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"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the Adams family made remarkable contributions to American life for more than two centuries

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

the flute, the clarinet, the oboe, and other members of the woodwind family

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