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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“There are families with young kids that they need to provide for,” Jarvis said—workers who depend on jobs that would be “ripped away” should the plant close.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lawyers who represent relatives of some of those murdered by the IRA said at the time that not naming Stakeknife in the report was "insulting to the families".

From BBC

He thinks such an approach can alienate those with families, as well as experienced older workers who "can actually work far less and achieve much more because they know what they're doing".

From BBC

The quick take-up is especially notable since families have until mid-March to apply.

From The Wall Street Journal

NRW said it offered its "sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in Waterfall Country".

From BBC