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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If not for remittances, families would suffer even greater privation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The waiting list for Masters tickets has been closed for decades and patron badges are passed down through families like heirlooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

However, it acknowledges delays in compensating families who lost their entire homes or businesses in the cyclone.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

While many of the facts had been aired in court, we heard far more detailed accounts from witnesses, surviving victims and their families and the bereaved parents.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The world was full of people with missing mothers, broken families.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman