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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Thailand's foreign ministry said it was "saddened" by the development and that families of the missing crew had been informed.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Young families have always flocked to Hartford’s suburbs for more land and good schools, but competing for a house was hardly the norm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If machines can perform most economically valuable work better than humans can, how do people earn a living and support their families?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

And he insists he did not know Bush had kept 30 bodies after their families had held funeral services.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

We sit with the other families in the shade of some trees on the side of the road.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar