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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In an aging society, young families represent a potential long-term asset as homeowners, taxpayers, employers, donors, volunteers—and parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Katie Madio, a real-estate agent in Hudson, an affluent, bucolic town in Summit County, says she has helped 16 families move to the area over the past year from states including Texas and Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Gilruth added: "We're taking forward a range of different actions including bringing down food prices for families, introducing a £2 bus cap, and taking forward measures to expand childcare across the board to help families."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"We want to be able to discharge them as soon as they recover from it so they can go back to their families and we're not there yet."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

It was at the home of one of those families that a fourteen-year-old Olka was caught reading a book while dusting.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman