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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A Canadian group randomized families to get either sleep training and infant safety advice or just the safety advice alone.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The company has said it weighs the risk of violence against privacy considerations and the potential distress to individuals and families of involving law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

They also visited New York City, where their engagements included laying flowers at the September 11 Memorial and meeting families of those who lost their lives in the 2001 attacks.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Since the behavioral data did not always align perfectly with the species in that phylogeny, the researchers simplified the evolutionary tree to 44 genera, along with five families and one superfamily.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Each house was divided into two side-by-side units with two different families living in them.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott