family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] / ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /

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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According to family legend, Glidden was inspired to design his own wire to keep livestock out of his wife’s garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote on social media Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"The man's family are aware and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

After a stint in Brussels, where Magyar served as a diplomat dealing with EU matters, the family moved back to Hungary in 2018.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

I tell her that he hates when we talk about her, that he cuts her face out of all our family pictures, and that he thinks me wanting to go to Sunridge is her idea.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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