Family

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Etymology

Latin familia, from famula, servant

Noun

family (plural: families)

  1. a father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family
    "Her nuclear family was very small."
  2. a group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
  3. a kin, tribe; also called extended family
  4. (taxonomy) a rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species.
  5. (taxonomy) a taxon at this rank
  6. a group of people who live together
    "This is my fraternity family at the university."
  7. a group of people similar to (2)
    "Our company is one big happy family."

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Adjective

family

  1. related to the family
    The dog was kept as a family pet.
    For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.

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