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family > 8 senses
NOUN1family, household, house, home, menageA social unit living together
2family, family unitPrimary social group
3family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratryPeople descended from a common ancestor
4family, class, categoryA collection of things sharing a common attribute
5family, fellowshipAn association of people who share common beliefs or activities
6family(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
7family, kin, kinspersonA person having kinship with another or others
8family, syndicate, crime syndicate, mobA loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
family > pronunciation
Soundsfae'mahliy; fae'mliy
Rhymesably, abnormally, abruptly, and 1498 more rhymes in liy...
family > noun 1, group
MeaningA social unit living together.
Examples"he moved his family to Virginia"
Synonymshousehold, house, home, menage
Broaderunit, social unit
Narrowerbroken home; nuclear family, conjugal family; extended family; foster family; foster home; menage a trois
family > noun 2, group
MeaningPrimary social group. Parents and children.
Examples"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
Synonymsfamily unit
Memberschild, kid; parent; sibling, sib
Broaderkin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
Narrowercouple, mates, match; marriage, married couple, man and wife
InstancesBronte sisters; Marx Brothers
Adjectivesfamilial
family > noun 3, group
MeaningPeople descended from a common ancestor.
Examples"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Synonymsfamily line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
Broaderlineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Narrowerpeople; homefolk; house; dynasty; name, gens
family > noun 4, group
MeaningA collection of things sharing a common attribute.
Synonymsclass, category
Memberssuperphylum
Broadercollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
NarrowerLarvacea, class Larvacea; Diplopoda, class Diplopoda, Myriapoda, class Myriapoda; Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca; grammatical category, syntactic category; substitution class, paradigm; brass family; violin family; woodwind family; stamp; sex; declension; conjugation; denomination; histocompatibility complex
family > noun 5, group
MeaningAn association of people who share common beliefs or activities.
Examples"the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"
Synonymsfellowship
Broaderassociation
Narrowerkoinonia
family > noun 6, group
Meaning(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.
Examples"sharks belong to the fish family"
Member oforder
MembersBunyaviridae; Togaviridae; Flaviviridae; Arenaviridae; Rhabdoviridae; Reoviridae; subfamily; tribe; genus
Categorybiology, biological science
Broadertaxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
NarrowerFiloviridae; bacteria family; protoctist family; Endamoebidae, family Endamoebidae; fish family; chordate family; bird family; amphibian family; reptile family; arthropod family; mammal family; coelenterate family; ctenophore family; worm family; mollusk family; Panorpidae, family Panorpidae; Bittacidae, family Bittacidae; echinoderm family; form family; moss family; monocot family, liliopsid family; dicot family, magnoliopsid family; fungus family; plant family; fern family
family > noun 7, person
MeaningA person having kinship with another or others.
Examples"he's family"
Synonymskin, kinsperson
Broaderrelative, relation
Narroweraffine
Adjectivesfamilial; familial
family > noun 8, group
MeaningA loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
Synonymssyndicate, crime syndicate, mob
Broaderorganized crime, gangland, gangdom
NarrowerMafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra

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