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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Sheep have been trampling over graves and chewing up flowers at a cemetery, upsetting bereaved families with loved ones buried there.

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

Edelson, the attorney, said the victims’ families are asking for OpenAI to turn over the logs of Van Rootselaar’s interactions with ChatGPT.

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

Perfume bottles—empty many years—because well-bred families always gave the governess perfume for Christmas.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom