families

[fam-uh-leez, fam-leez] / ˈfæm ə liz, ˈfæm liz /

NOUN

kin, offspring; classification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy generations genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

Example Sentences

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A Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson said: "For too many people the cost of living crisis starts with housing, with high rents, poor quality homes and hidden costs leaving families stretched every month."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Acosta, 43, said he wants to help solve the city’s affordability crisis, which is preventing young people from buying houses and having families, because “our generation is cooked.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He said it was "grossly insulting to the Bloody Sunday families and to the people of Derry".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

However, the deeper theme has to do with how human beings create chosen families, with or without tech.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She is teaching me how to sew, and we are making pretty nightgowns and robes that she will sell to the families of new brides for their trousseaux.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar