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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Anna, from north Wales, has spoken out after a BBC report found adoptive parents struggling with children who had often suffered abuse and neglect before being removed from their birth families.

From BBC

The Filipino grocery store hosts a popular gathering that has generations of families dancing alongside the aisles of lumpia.

From Los Angeles Times

“Reuniting children with families so they don’t grow up in institutions is an important part of me and my husband’s value systems,” said Ockey, who has contributed $350,000 to Harbor Fund with her husband.

From Los Angeles Times

Catalan President Salvador Illa Roca said he was shocked by the deaths and expressed his deepest condolences to families and friends.

From BBC

England's first public inquiry into mental health-related deaths has heard two weeks of evidence from bereaved families and friends about how their loved ones were treated.

From BBC