English

Detailed Synonyms for family in English

family:

family [the ~] nom

  1. the family
    the family; the household; the family unit
  2. the family
    the family relation; the family
  3. the family
    – primary social group; parents and children 1
    the family; the family unit
    – primary social group; parents and children 1
    • family [the ~] nom
      • he wanted to have a good job before starting a family1
    • family unit [the ~] nom
  4. the family
    – people descended from a common ancestor 1
    the family; the kinfolk; the folk; the sept; the kinsfolk; the family line; the phratry
    – people descended from a common ancestor 1
  5. the family
    – a collection of things sharing a common attribute 1
    the class; the family; the category
    – a collection of things sharing a common attribute 1
    • class [the ~] nom
      • there are two classes of detergents1
    • family [the ~] nom
    • category [the ~] nom
  6. the family
    – a social unit living together 1
    the house; the home; the family; the household; the menage
    – a social unit living together 1
    • house [the ~] nom
      • I waited until the whole house was asleep1
    • home [the ~] nom
      • the teacher asked how many people made up his home1
    • family [the ~] nom
      • he moved his family to Virginia1
    • household [the ~] nom
      • It was a good Christian household1
    • menage [the ~] nom
  7. the family
    – (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera 1
    the family
    – (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera 1
    • family [the ~] nom
      • sharks belong to the fish family1
  8. the family
    – an association of people who share common beliefs or activities 1
    the family; the fellowship
    – an association of people who share common beliefs or activities 1
    • family [the ~] nom
      • the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family1
    • fellowship [the ~] nom
      • the church welcomed new members into its fellowship1
  9. the family
    – a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities 1
    the family; the mob; the syndicate; the crime syndicate
    – a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities 1
  10. the family
    – a person having kinship with another or others 1
    the family; the kin; the kinsperson
    – a person having kinship with another or others 1
  11. the family
    – A series of hardware or software products that have some properties in common, such as a series of personal computers from the same company, a series of CPU chips from the same manufacturer that all use the same instruction set, a set of 32-bit operating systems based on the same API (for example, Windows 95 and Windows 98), or a set of fonts that are intended to be used together, such as Times New Roman. 2
    the family
    – A series of hardware or software products that have some properties in common, such as a series of personal computers from the same company, a series of CPU chips from the same manufacturer that all use the same instruction set, a set of 32-bit operating systems based on the same API (for example, Windows 95 and Windows 98), or a set of fonts that are intended to be used together, such as Times New Roman. 2
  12. the family
    – An account holder who is the primary administrator (parent) and the family members they manage. 2
    the family
    – An account holder who is the primary administrator (parent) and the family members they manage. 2

Related Words for "family":

  • families

Alternate Synonyms for "family":


Related Definitions for "family":

  1. primary social group; parents and children1
    • he wanted to have a good job before starting a family1
  2. people descended from a common ancestor1
    • his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower1
  3. a collection of things sharing a common attribute1
  4. a social unit living together1
    • he moved his family to Virginia1
  5. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera1
    • sharks belong to the fish family1
  6. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities1
    • the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family1
  7. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities1
  8. a person having kinship with another or others1
    • he's family1
  9. A series of hardware or software products that have some properties in common, such as a series of personal computers from the same company, a series of CPU chips from the same manufacturer that all use the same instruction set, a set of 32-bit operating systems based on the same API (for example, Windows 95 and Windows 98), or a set of fonts that are intended to be used together, such as Times New Roman.2
  10. An account holder who is the primary administrator (parent) and the family members they manage.2

Related Synonyms for family