family in English dictionary

  • family

    Meanings and definitions of "family"

    • (countable) A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family .
    • (countable) A group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom.
    • (countable) A kin, tribe; also called extended family .
    • (countable, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
    • (countable) A group of people who live together, or one that is similar to one that is related by blood, marriage, law, or custom, or members of one's intimate social group.
    • (countable) Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
    • (countable, music) A group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production.
    • (countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
    • Used attributively.
    • Suitable for children and adults.
    • Conservative, traditional.
    • (slang) Homosexual.
    • adjective
      Suitable for children and adults.
    • adjective
      Conservative, traditional.
    • adjective
      (slang)
      Homosexual.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
    • noun
      (countable)
      An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
    • noun
      (countable, taxonomy)
      A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
    • noun
      (countable)
      Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
    • noun
      (countable, music)
      A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
    • noun
      (countable, linguistics)
      A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
    • noun
      Used attributively.
    • A group of persons sharing a home or living space, who aggregate and share their incomes, as evidenced by the fact that they regularly take meals together.
    • father, mother and their sons and daughters
    • group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
    • kin, tribe
    • rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species
    • group of people who live together
    • group of people similar to (2)
    • collectively, people who are members of one's intimate social group
    • music: a group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production
    • linguistics: a group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language
    • (used attributively)
    • homosexual
    • 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.
    • Of or related to a family.
    • A biological taxon, a group of animals or plants, part of an order and consisting of one or more genera.
    • group of related sumo stables
    • (one’s) household
    • house (e.g. of Tokugawa)
    • family (irregular genitive form soaiä)
    • party (of people)
    • (one’s) family
    • A group comprising parents, offsprings and others closely related or associated with them.
    • taxon at this rank
    • noun
      an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
    • noun
      a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
    • noun
      a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
    • noun
      a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
    • noun
      a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"; "the family refused to accept his will"
    • noun
      (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
    • noun
      people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
    • noun
      primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

    Synonyms of "family" in English dictionary

    tribe, bloodline, kinfolk are the top synonyms of "family" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of family

    • family ( countable and uncountable;  plural  families)
    • family ( not comparable)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza family; lm  liczba mnoga families
    • family (not comparable)
    • family (countable and uncountable, plural families)
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