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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If a governor opts out, families in the state won’t be eligible for these scholarships.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Prime Minister Mark Carney and other top policymakers visited Tumbler Ridge last week, they met victim families in the Conuma conference room where staff had on Tuesday been speaking about human resources.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Knowing Our Identity service provides help to children, young people and their families in relation to gender related problems.

From BBC

Later, "I attended a wedding and thought that those two experiences really spoke to each other, and that they also said something about these families that are somewhat scattered," Gomis told AFP in an interview.

From Barron's

They did so because they were fighting for national survival, and, in many cases, defending their homes and families as the Russians advanced.

From The Wall Street Journal