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family
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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
  • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
  • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
    • sharks belong to the fish family
  • a person having kinship with another or others
    • he's kin
    • he's family
  • people descended from a common ancestor
    • his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
  • a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    • there are two classes of detergents
  • primary social group; parents and children
    • he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
  • 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
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