family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] / ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /

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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Ongoing analysis of these fossils is expected to improve scientists' understanding of how this dinosaur fits into the broader evolutionary family tree.

From Science Daily

He says he feels lucky to have a big family but knows for some customers a conversation with a shopkeeper might be the only one they have some days.

From BBC

"He will always be a part of the 1Xtra family and we wish him the very best for the future."

From BBC

For now, the family is leaning on home health aides.

From MarketWatch

Paramount says billionaire Larry Ellison is agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion of equity financing for the deal and publish records related to the family trust that backstops the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

family

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