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family n.
menage n.

NOUN

family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy 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

NOUN

menage

Synonyms

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy genre group house household in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree people progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system tribe

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

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It has employed three or four generations of some families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—On a humid June weekend, three generations of Lodges descended on a Westin here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The S&P 500 has compounded wealth for generations because American companies grow their earnings, become more productive and create more valuable businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The charity sale marks a "tangible expression of innovation, responsibility, and long-term vision for future generations," Sotheby's said.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Our stories, separated by generations, now inextricably connected.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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