Definitions
There are 11 meanings of the word
Family.
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Family - as a noun
A social unit living together
Example: "He moved his family to virginia"
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Primary social group; parents and children
Example: "He wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
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A collection of things sharing a common attribute
Example: "There are two classes of detergents"
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People descended from a common ancestor
Example: "His family has lived in massachusetts since the mayflower"
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- ancestry
- blood
- blood line
- bloodline
- descent
- line
- line of descent
- lineage
- origin
- parentage
- pedigree
- stemma
- stock
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A person having kinship with another or others
Example: "He's kin"
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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
Example: "Sharks belong to the fish family"
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- filoviridae
- bacteria family
- protoctist family
- endamoebidae
- family endamoebidae
- fish family
- chordate family
- bird family
- amphibian family
- reptile family
- arthropod family
- mammal family
- coelenterate family
- ctenophore family
- worm family
- mollusk family
- family panorpidae
- panorpidae
- bittacidae
- family bittacidae
- echinoderm family
- form family
- moss family
- liliopsid family
- monocot family
- dicot family
- magnoliopsid family
- fungus family
- plant family
- fern family
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A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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An association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Example: "The message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"
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Family - as an adjective
Suitable for children and adults.
Example: "It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant."
Conservative, traditional.
Example: "The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality."
Homosexual.
Example: "I knew he was family when i first met him."
Example Sentences
"My family and I went on vacation together."
"The Smith family had a reunion at the park."
"She has a large extended family."
"I come from a close-knit family."
"We had a big family dinner for the holidays."
Word Game Points
Is FAMILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, family is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
FAMILY has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
Is FAMILY a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, family is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordFAMILY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
Is FAMILY a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, family is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordFAMILY has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.
