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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But legislators in Jackson and Atlanta, and other capitals, may want to ask themselves: Are there education-minded families here who would move to Florida for better K-12 options, as the Quigleys did?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Daytime activities included volunteering at a soup kitchen, handing out food to families in Parque Maceo and dropping off N95 masks and meds at the towering Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Thailand's foreign ministry said it was "saddened" by the development and that families of the missing crew had been informed.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The team "worked against the clock" to return possessions to victims' families before they held second funerals, said Curreri.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So there were days, like it or not, when we would find ourselves having to share a barn or shed with other refugees, mostly families like us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo