Unscramble family

Definition of family

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". Synonyms: home, house, household, menage.
• primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family". Synonyms: family unit.
• a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents". Synonyms: category, class.
• people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower". Synonyms: family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept.
• a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin", "he's family". Synonyms: kin, kinsperson.
• (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. Synonyms: crime syndicate, mob, syndicate.
• 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". Synonyms: fellowship.

Related words

affine, conjugation, couple, declension, denomination, dynasty, gens, homefolk, house, koinonia, marriage, match, mates, name, paradigm, people, sex, stamp.