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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For many workers, leaving is not an option having borrowed to pay recruitment agents for visas and jobs abroad and with families at home dependent on the remittances they send.

From Barron's

Campaigners say this should be done urgently to protect children and bereaved families, while the UK government's Ministry of Justice said it will come into force by the end of the year.

From BBC

Even though my immoral behavior was still a secret, Ma was right that our two families had something in common.

From Literature

It would be the families of the boys I betrayed.

From Literature

The Welsh government will receive £3.8m of a £53m package of support, with the UK government saying it should be used to provide support to struggling families dependent on oil.

From BBC