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 anxiety was particularly acute among lower-income families, which tend to suffer the most from persistent inflation and a lack of jobs.

From MarketWatch

If a nation’s well-being depends on the strength of its families, America is in trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Irvine told BBC News NI that "farm families are in a better place today than they were this time yesterday as a result of this announcement".

From BBC

At the same time, families were smaller, with fewer children to monitor, and new forms of entertainment like the internet and videogaming were increasingly popular.

From MarketWatch