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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South Yorkshire Police has written to families to say further investigation into the culpability of Hesley as an organisation has also ended without charges being brought.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Seven lawsuits were filed in US court on Wednesday against OpenAI on behalf of families impacted by the February mass shooting in the small Canadian mining town of Tumbler Ridge.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Edelson, the attorney, said the victims’ families are asking for OpenAI to turn over the logs of Van Rootselaar’s interactions with ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

ProPublica interviewed families who rely on the SSI program in Philadelphia and across the country.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

After we finished making our list he started off with his own two names— families who live near Georgetown, whom he planned to visit after his classes ended for the day.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse