families

[fam-uh-leez, fam-leez] / ˈfæm ə liz, ˈfæm liz /

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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"It just removes choice and adds pressure on already stretched schools. We should be focusing on education, personal responsibility, and ensuring families can afford healthy food, not headline-grabbing bans."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“All we can do now is take the body from where it is and put it in a numbered and marked grave for unidentified bodies so families can find them later,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Kim, absorbing North Korea’s first major combat losses in many decades, has lavished surviving families with banquets, gold medals and new Pyongyang apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

While many of the facts had been aired in court, we heard far more detailed accounts from witnesses, surviving victims and their families and the bereaved parents.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“You’re just going to have to find some other babies for those families in the future. And you—” he turned his attention to JB.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix