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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We spent most of our time just the two of us, but we were slowly integrating our respective worlds and families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He added the families have fought "to expose the circumstances" of the death of their loved ones.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The exchanges have become major events for the families of the missing.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Discovery would give Middle Eastern royal families an ownership stake in CBS and CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The list of names Theo and I had made, the list of all the boys’ families and all their addresses—I still have that list.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse