family

Letters that make family

a, f, l, m, i, y are letters that make 'family'

Words within family

AM, mi, fa, MI, mil, il, IL, Am are words within 'family'


8 possible definitions for 'family'

Family as "a person having kinship with another or others"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kinsperson, kin have the same meaning as 'family'

family as a type

'family' can be a type of relation, relative.

Types of family

affine is a type of family.

Derivatives of family

transmissible, inherited, relationship, hereditary, familial, genetic, transmitted, akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p), kinship, family relationship are derivatives of 'family'.

Example of family used within this context

"he's kin", "he's family"


Family as "an association of people who share common beliefs or activities"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fellowship has the same meaning as family

family as a type

'family' can be a type of association.

Types of family

koinonia is a type of family.

Derivatives of family

colleague, confrere, fellow are derivatives of 'family'.

Example of family used within this context

"the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family", "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"


Family as "a social unit living together"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

household, home, house, menage have the same meaning as 'family'

family as a type

'family' can be a type of social unit, unit.

Types of family

broken home, nuclear family, extended family, foster family, foster home, menage a trois, conjugal family are types of 'family'.

Derivatives of family

homeowner, householder, home are derivatives of 'family'.

Example of family used within this context

"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"


Family as "people descended from a common ancestor"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sept, family line, kinfolk, folk, kinsfolk, phratry have the same meaning as 'family'

family as a type

'family' can be a type of pedigree, bloodline, line of descent, blood line, ancestry, parentage, descent, line, lineage, origin, stemma, blood, stock.

Types of family

people, homefolk, dynasty, gens, house, name are types of 'family'.

Example of family used within this context

"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"


Family as "primary social group, parents and children"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

family unit has the same meaning as family

family as a type

'family' can be a type of kin, kin group, kinship group, clan, tribe, kindred.

Types of family

mates, married couple, man and wife, marriage, match, couple are types of 'family'.

Instances of family

Bronte sisters, Marx Brothers. are instances of 'family'

Members of family

kid, child, sibling, sib, parent are members of 'family'.

Derivatives of family

familial is a derivative of family.

Example of family used within this context

"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"


Family as "(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

family as a type

'family' can be a type of taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon.

Types of family

mammal family, coelenterate family, ctenophore family, worm family, mollusk family, Panorpidae, family Panorpidae, Bittacidae, family Bittacidae, echinoderm family, moss family, monocot family, liliopsid family, dicot family, fungus family, plant family, form family, magnoliopsid family, reptile family, arthropod family, Filoviridae, bacteria family, protoctist family, Endamoebidae, family Endamoebidae, fish family, chordate family, bird family, amphibian family, fern family are types of 'family'.

family as a member

'family' can be a member of order.

Members of family

subfamily, genus, tribe, Bunyaviridae, Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Arenaviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Reoviridae are members of 'family'.

family as a category

'family' can be a category of biology, biological science.

Example of family used within this context

"sharks belong to the fish family"


Family as "a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crime syndicate, mob, syndicate have the same meaning as 'family'

family as a type

'family' can be a type of organized crime, gangland, gangdom.

Types of family

Maffia, Cosa Nostra, Mafia are types of 'family'.

Derivatives of family

gangster, mobster are derivatives of 'family'.


Family as "a collection of things sharing a common attribute"

Under this definition, family is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

category, class have the same meaning as 'family'

family as a type

'family' can be a type of accumulation, collection, aggregation, assemblage.

Types of family

brass family, violin family, woodwind family, declension, histocompatibility complex, sex, stamp, denomination, conjugation, substitution class, paradigm, grammatical category, syntactic category are types of 'family'.

Members of family

superphylum is a member of family.

Derivatives of family

categorical, sort out, classify, assort, categorize, categorise, relegate, sort, separate, class, categorial, categoric are derivatives of 'family'.



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