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UK
/fˈæmɪli/
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[ US /ˈfæməɫi, ˈfæmɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈfæməɫi, ˈfæmɫi/ ]
NOUN
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primary social group; parents and children
he wanted to have a good job before starting a family -
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
there are two classes of detergents -
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
the church welcomed new members into its fellowship
the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family -
a social unit living together
the family refused to accept his will
I waited until the whole house was asleep
the teacher asked how many people made up his home
he moved his family to Virginia
It was a good Christian household -
people descended from a common ancestor
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower -
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
sharks belong to the fish family - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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a person having kinship with another or others
he's family
he's kin
How To Use family In A Sentence
- There is a tradition of magickal practice in my family but sadly it fell into abeyance a couple of generations back.
- Butterflies enjoy the daisy family too, and there are a few that they especially love. Times, Sunday Times
- We drove a mile or so to Shipley Glen, a wooded hillside where a bit of family fairground fun awaited.
- The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
- Letters from my family are sort of depressing, though sometimes my cousins write a few words that makes me laugh.
- It is an Extended Family Tree - showing all the collateral branches of a family, i.e. all the descendants.
- When Connor sees that Michael's teenage son has witnessed the crime, it spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family.
- Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!
- So much so that when he tried out a few of his character's screen tricks on his family, they put him firmly in his place. The Sun
- Hesher (Director: Spencer Susser; Screenwriters: Spencer Susser and David Michod; Story by Brian Charles Frank) — A mysterious, anarchical trickster descends on the lives of a family struggling to deal with a painful loss. Sundance 2010 Competition Lineup Arrives, And Here Are Some Highlights » MTV Movies Blog
