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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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, described the attack as "horrendous" and said he was "thinking of the victims, their families and everyone who will once again be shaken by this attack".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Seven lawsuits were filed in US court on Wednesday against OpenAI on behalf of families impacted by the February mass shooting in the small Canadian mining town of Tumbler Ridge.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“This is the first time that a community collectively has said we have got to hold OpenAI responsible,” said Jay Edelson, the attorney representing the victims and their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

ProPublica interviewed families who rely on the SSI program in Philadelphia and across the country.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The families would want me to tell the truth, somehow, about what had happened to their sons and how it was my fault that it happened.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse