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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families

Now, the crackdown has reached a news organization created specifically to serve American troops and their families.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

A queue of traders and families waited in line at the jetty.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

With its top-tier schools, large residential lots and quiet living, generations of wealthy Chinese families have seen Arcadia as an ideal location to build a life in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Most of the wealth that middle-class American families hold stems from residential property values.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

“Meeting with the Polish families, was that an assignment for the embassy?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin