family

[FamĀ·i*ly]

If you say, "my family they're crazy," you're probably talking about a group of people who are related to you by blood or marriage. Sometimes the word family specifically means a group of parents and children, so you could be referring to your crazy parents or kids.

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The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.

Noun
primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

Noun
people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

Noun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

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"

Noun
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish 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"

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"


v. t.
The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.

v. t.
The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society.

v. t.
Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family.

v. t.
Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.

v. t.
Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family.

v. t.
A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family.

v. t.
A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoology a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order.


Family

Fam"i*ly , n.; pl. Families . [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh'beman house, fr. dh'beto set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. Do, v. t., Doom, Fact, Feat.] 1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. 2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society.
The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society.
3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family.
Go ! and pretennd your family is young.
4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage. 5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family. 6. A groupe of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family. 7. (Biol.) A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zo'94logy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. Family circle. See under Circle. -- Family man. (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him. (b) A man of domestic habits. "The Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men." Mayhew. -- Family of curves ∨ surfaces (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. -- In a family way, like one belonging to the family. "Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?" Thackeray. -- In the family way, pregnant. [Colloq.]

The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.

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Usage Examples

A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don't isolate the family. We don't make rides that say, 'Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench.'

A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.

A family with the wrong members in control that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family and, often, is all that remains of it.

A home is crucial, the foundation of a stable family.

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction.

A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.

'I Know You Care' is really personal and fragile for me. For me, it's about losing a family member and also about a breakup. It's about this idea of losing someone for good.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

A close family member once offered his opinion that I exhibit the phone manners of a goat, then promptly withdrew the charge - out of fairness to goats.

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