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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The school is especially appealing to families who don’t qualify for need-based financial aid in the U.S., but still want a good deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skyrocketing gas prices are “delivering an immediate hit to household budgets — particularly for lower-income families that devote a larger share of their spending to energy.”

From MarketWatch

He holds the two together so people desperate to hear from their families inside Iran can speak to them.

From BBC

Some have turned into little underground villages, with families living in tents and children’s toys strewn about.

From The Wall Street Journal