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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The AEI report divided families into five different groups by income.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A Pew Research Center analysis using a different methodology also discovered that the share of American families in the higher-income group is growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“In the past few years we’ve seen vision providers reduce or limit their Medi-Cal, which makes it harder for families to see providers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

All the items help build a picture of a community that experienced devastation and changed the lives of so many families.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“It wasn’t the DuBois or the Shea families; I didn’t even meet them. It was Mr. Dannenberg.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse