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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Now, it’s virtually impossible for locals to live at the same level without special connections or family property, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Robinson shifted 90% of Detail’s workload from Claude and Google’s Gemini to custom models and GLM, a family of models developed in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

David Ellison, who is now in charge of Paramount Skydance, acquired National Amusements last year from the Redstone family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The billions of dollars in extra cash are going initially into FIFA's reserves, with that promise to distribute its funds to the global football family.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

She had stuck around while E’s aunties and mom and family friends dressed her in her Osage clothes.

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

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