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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Discovery would give Middle Eastern royal families an ownership stake in CBS and CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The families will make a donation to charity following the outcome.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The exchanges have become major events for the families of the missing.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

We spent most of our time just the two of us, but we were slowly integrating our respective worlds and families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Not only the rabbi had brought us his library but other Jewish families had brought their treasures to the Beje for safekeeping.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom