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 2020, Vang selected families from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina and Fresno to relocate to Oroville in order to build a temple at the base of Table Mountain, according to the press release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Thirty percent of the homeless population consists of families, most of whom are households headed by women with preschool-age children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's not just the medical damage, but the collateral damage for relationships and families that is far greater than people have ever really thought to examine," she adds.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The flat we now shared with four other families made our spartan apartment in Kazimierz seem like a palace.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman