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

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The creator of the petition on Change.org, a user who also published petitions targeting five other families, did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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

I love to look at the lights and the trains and everything, and just kind of people-watch and look at the families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Then I made a list of all the families I knew and checked off everyone I’d visited or talked to so far.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney