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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He added that everyone should "pause and think of this and how too many families have been plunged into such sudden grief".

From BBC

Cash-strapped families will no longer receive health care financial assistance and could see their premiums soar -- or be priced out of medical care entirely.

From Barron's

Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you want to raise successful children, families have to eat together.

From The Wall Street Journal

In some families, a parent reads the books out loud.

From The Wall Street Journal