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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She added she wants to warn other families about the dangers of rechargeable battery units.

From BBC

It was once on the verge of being unincorporated amid accusations that it had been controlled for decades by a small cadre of families and their associates.

From Los Angeles Times

FAB now directly supports more than 8,500 families every year.

From BBC

The American Psychological Association says there’s no-one-size-fits-all solution, which can be affected by tensions within families and by changes in the mental health and priorities of family members and caregivers.

From MarketWatch

Its clients include more than 150 billionaire and centimillionaire families, Mallouk said, along with tens of thousands of millionaires and multimillionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal