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family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | home, house, household, menage |
| Type of | social unit, unit |
| Has types | conjugal family, foster family, foster home, broken home, nuclear family, menage a trois, extended family |
he moved his family to Virginia.
the family refused to accept his will.
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept |
| Type of | stemma, ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock |
| Has types | house, name, people, dynasty, gens, homefolk |
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower.
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crime syndicate, mob, syndicate |
| Type of | gangdom, gangland, organized crime |
| Has types | maffia, cosa nostra, mafia |
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kin, kinsperson |
| Type of | relative, relation |
| Has types | affine |
| Derivation | familial |
he's family.
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fellowship |
| Type of | association |
| Has types | koinonia |
the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family.
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | category, class |
| Type of | collection, assemblage, accumulation, aggregation |
| Has types | brass family, denomination, stamp, woodwind family, grammatical category, histocompatibility complex, syntactic category, substitution class, paradigm, violin family, sex, conjugation, declension |
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | family unit |
| Type of | kindred, kinship group, kin group, kin, tribe, clan |
| Has types | match, marriage, man and wife, couple, married couple, mates |
| Derivation | familial |
he wanted to have a good job before starting a family.
family::noun | Spocien Dictionary
sharks belong to the fish family.
Examples of family
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However, he said a family health issue last month caused him to change his mind.
From the dailyherald.com
Busch IV, 46, joined the family business in the mid-1980s and worked his way up.
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The condition is genetic, but no one in his immediate or extended family has it.
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Returning to the party, Juarez told family and friends about the alleged attack.
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This family activity is free and open to the public with skate rental available.
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The trial and sentencing phase was grueling for the jurors and the Petit family.
From the abcnews.go.com
At 13, your child can begin to do her own laundry and help prepare family meals.
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For example, she might play up the family attractions to parenting publications.
From the newsday.com
The Herdman kids epitomize the quintessential family of leeches and delinquents.
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- A social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
- Primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
- Class: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
- People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
- Kin: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
- In human context, a family (from Latin: familiare) is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. ...
- Family is a television drama mini-series that aired on RTu00C9 One and BBC One in 1994. It was written by Roddy Doyle, the author of The Commitments, and directed by Michael Winterbottom.
- Family is a 2001 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike.
