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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Experts say multi-partner families are increasingly common in the Bay Area — Chloe noted they were recently outbid for a house by another triad with a child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

They said items had also been seized from other graves and police would return them to the families concerned.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Several of the families have lobbied for the state to deny the Eastlands a license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

If the supply of schools doesn’t keep pace, tens of thousands of families will face the same dead end Florida families did—scholarships in hand but nowhere to spend them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Our two families cross through our shared courtyard, and we all say goodbye and wish one another a good lunch.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar