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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They claimed the secrecy was necessary to protect them and their families from being targeted for exposing fakes.

From BBC

James Dalgleish, City of Edinburgh Council's education, children and families convener, was at the ceremony where the girls received their replacement cup.

From BBC

The unit continues to support about 100 families a week.

From BBC

The images, displayed in a south Tehran mortuary, are one of the only ways families have been able to identify their dead loved ones.

From BBC

Padilla said the senators’ visit to the California City facility was prompted by hearing “from constituents, from families of folks who have been detained about concerns of the conditions in a lot of these facilities.”

From Los Angeles Times