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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Full-day care for a single child typically runs $6,500 to $15,500, depending on age and location, a cost most families in the 1970s didn’t incur.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But perhaps the most shocking thing the medics tell us is that the public hospital doesn't have medicine for most patients, with families having to buy their medication from pharmacies outside.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The first families from outside the islands only settled in 1969, encouraged by the government who feared losing control of the sparsely populated territory.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Jones placed Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, into bankruptcy in 2022 before filing for personal bankruptcy later that year, after courts ordered him to pay damages to Sandy Hook victim families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It’s what I want to say to the families of all the boys of the Forty-Eighth, but it’s also the apology I wish was given to me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse