Family - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfæməlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word family
Brit.  |ˈfæməlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word family

noun

- a social unit living together (syn: home, house, household, menage)
he moved his family to Virginia
the family refused to accept his will
- primary social group; parents and children
he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute (syn: category, class)
- people descended from a common ancestor (syn: folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept)
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
- a person having kinship with another or others (syn: kin)
he's family
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
sharks belong to the fish family
- a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities (syn: mob, syndicate)
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities (syn: fellowship)
the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family

Extra examples

There were a lot of families at the circus.

The show is fun for the whole family.

A death in the family

There are several doctors on his mother's side of the family.

She wants to spend more time with her family.

After his father's death he became the head of the family.

She's a friend of the family.

He spent a quiet evening at home with family.

Trying to find a balance between work and family

He's devoted to his wife and family.

He comes from a good family.

My family comes from Ireland.

My family are always fighting among themselves.

Currently, there are five families in the New York City outfit of La Cosa Nostra.

Do you know the family next door?

Word forms

noun
singular: family
plural: families
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