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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“It’s been known, I suppose,” said the man grudgingly, “that people have been given the right to bring their families. Is that what you would be then? Family?”

From Literature

“I didn’t see her at all. We waited and waited, but she never arrived. We had to leave. That afternoon she had been meeting with some Polish families.”

From Literature

More than half of KFF’s respondents said they expect healthcare expenses for them and their families will become less affordable in the year ahead, the nonpartisan health-policy think tank found.

From MarketWatch

That same year, he married Jane Lauder, an executive at Estée Lauder and an heiress to one of America’s wealthiest families.

From The Wall Street Journal

Remittances from loved ones abroad, part of the vast Venezuelan diaspora, have become lifelines for many families.

From Los Angeles Times