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family unit

noun as in household

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They felt America was uncomfortable with a girl who didn't live in a family unit.

But the theme was universal; King likes to take your typical family unit and put it through a shredder.

We also consider the family unit to be the fundamental building block of society.

We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit.

Dan Cathy stirred the pot when he said last month that the chain supports “the biblical definition of the family unit.”

In securing protection from other dangers, the individual and the family unit are fast relying on community regulations.

The family unit is therefore the universal order amongst mankind, and is of Divine establishment.

God has provided a way by which the family unit may survive the grave and endure throughout eternity.

Altogether we were a little family unit complete within ourselves.

And were you contributing to the support of that whole family unit?

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to family unit, such as: family, home, house, folks, menage, and ménage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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