family

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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fellowship , syndicate , crime syndicate , mob , kin , kinsperson , family line , folk , kinfolk , kinsfolk , sept , phratry , class , category , family unit , household , house , home , menage