family unit

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Fanning plays the titular character Margo Millet, who forms a complex family unit with parents Shyanne and Jinx, played by Pfeiffer and Offerman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

They also asked families to submit wish lists for all members, including adults, and a stick-figure drawing of their family unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Now, the tight-knit family unit that entered the Avignon tribunal last September is no more.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

"We can see what is happening when consanguinity is at play and also when new genetic variations are introduced into the family unit of the clan or tribe representing more distant ancestors."

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

Each colony is a family unit, comprising a single, egg-laying female or queen and her many sterile daughters called workers.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd