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   Fam·i·ly

   /ˈfam(ə)lē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit: "the family lived in a large house with a lot of land" Similar householdménagenuclear familyinformal:brood
   • ▪ a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage: "friends and family can provide support" Similar relativesrelationsblood relationsfamily memberskinnext of kinkinsfolkkinsmenkinswomenkindredone's (own) flesh and bloodconnectionsextended familyclantribeinformal:famfolksnearest and dearestdated:people
   • ▪ the children of a person or couple: "she has the sole responsibility for a large family" Similar childrenlittle onesyoungstersoffspringprogenydescendantsscionsheirsbroodinformal:kidskiddieskiddiewinkstotssprogsquiverfulissue
   • ▪ a group of people united in criminal activity. informal
   • 2. all the descendants of a common ancestor: "the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years" Similar ancestryparentagebirthpedigreegenealogybackgroundfamily treedescentlineagelineline of descentbloodlinebloodextractionderivationracestrainstockbreeddynastyhouseforebearsforefathersantecedentsprogenitorsrootsoriginsrare:filiationstirps
   • ▪ a race or group of peoples from a common stock.
   • 3. a group of related things: "all manuscripts that share this reading constitute a family"
   • ▪ a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology) or -aceae (in botany): "the cabbage family" Similar taxonomic groupgrouporderclasssubclassgenusspeciesstockstrainlinetechnical:taxonphylum
   • ▪ all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group: "the Austronesian language family"
   • ▪ a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them.

   adjective

   • 1. designed to be suitable for children as well as adults: "a family newspaper"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in family (sense 2 of the noun); also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › familyFamily Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FAMILY is the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family. How to use family in a sentence.

3. www.nytimes.com › 2019/02/08 › learningHow Do You Define ‘Family’? - The New York Times

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   Feb 8, 2019 · Is your definition of a “normal family” two married parents and their biological children living together under one roof? If not, what do you think a “family” is — or can be?

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FamilyFamily - Wikipedia

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   Family - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Social. Types. Kinship terminology. Roles. Types of kinship. History of theories. Domestic violence. The concept of family honour. Economic issues. Rights and laws. Health. Politics. Work–family balance. Criticism. The family and social justice. Global trends in family composition. See also. Notes.

5. anthroholic.com › familyWhat is Family - Meaning, Definition, Origin in Anthropology |...

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   Jun 17, 2023 · Definition of Family. A family is commonly understood as a group of individuals related by consanguinity (blood relation), affinity (marriage), or co-residence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAMILY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children: A new family has/have moved in next door. I come from a large family - I have three brothers and two sisters. He doesn't have any family. He's American but his family (= relatives in the past) come/comes from Ireland.

7. sociologydictionary.org › familyfamily definition | Open Education Sociology Dictionary

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   Definition of Family. ( noun) A socially recognized group of two or more individuals joined by kinship (adoption, blood, fictive kin, or marriage ). Types of Family. blended family. conjugal family. divorced family. family of orientation. family of procreation. extended family. nuclear family. single-parent family. skipped generation family.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › familyFAMILY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. , plural fam·i·lies. a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family. the children of one person or one couple collectively: