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Definitions

family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] / ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /
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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There used to be two-on-two family volleyball matches, mom and dad vs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

History is the most formidable character in “Lázár”; the family members, evoked in brief, time-hopping chapters, are stretched very thinly across it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I want you to be sure that you’re making the right choice, given everything you have going for you and your family right here, right now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In the early 2000s, television viewers first discovered "Malcolm in the Middle," the hilarious tale of a teenager trying to survive the antics of his dysfunctional family.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He slid a sweating cold six of bottled iced tea in the fridge, staying tradish by bringing food to the family home he’d entered.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith