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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The number of farmers in America has been shrinking for years, but rising costs and weak commodity prices are pushing more families out at a faster rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The case of Nancy Guthrie has families rethinking the safety and independence of elderly parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dutch, French, Portuguese and Belgian families each kept a few, a dozen, or a couple of hundred milk cows on land that’s now too expensive even to keep chickens.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahead of the vigil, Carney and other leaders met with families of the victims and first responders.

From BBC

Alarfaj said some conservative families have become more strict, taking up the slack as the state backs off of its enforcement of social restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal