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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Some AI-powered apps promise organizational services for busy families at a lower cost, but they can’t provide all the hands-on labor that a house manager does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In the 1990s, the government created a program to help low-income families afford childcare so that parents could work or go to school.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, the vast majority of families who apply for this support are unsuccessful - with national figures for the first quarter of 2026 showing only about one in six applications was deemed eligible, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The protest was organized by the Catholic Church along with business leaders and families of missing persons.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

“There was a woman on the train who was quite keen to help them. Stayed with the families at all times, comforted the children. An American woman.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin