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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Tim Moloney KC, representing the bereaved families, asked Sanders: "Are you sure that you didn't charge to shut down the stories of police failings around the warrant and police investigations?"

From BBC

She said she had children after both encounters and that she hid the pregnancies and arranged for the children to be raised by other families.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Hope Community Project set up the pantry at Ling House in Heath Town during the pandemic, to support struggling families to have access to food and support.

From BBC

With no room left at reception centres, entire families are left to crowd along the seafront or sleep in their cars.

From Barron's

The rate was 56% for families with children, due in part to the high share of single-parent households and families with three or more children that do not earn enough to thrive.

From MarketWatch