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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Born and raised in upstate New York, he knows from personal experience how the actions of the Fed can change the lives of working families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“But it does mark a step toward justice and a measure of closure for the victims and their families whose lives have been forever changed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Michelle Maloney, who is representing the families of both Texas patients in malpractice lawsuits, said she was pleasantly surprised by the board’s recent actions.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

We drove down new roads graded for housing, named after the citrus families who had once planted there, not a tree in sight.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

And there had been at least twelve families who moved, at least twelve families whose lives were changed .

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix