DICTOMETER

FAMILY

(family, familia, familiar, familie, familie-, som angår familien)

1. Synonyms:
   • Family
   • Household
   • House
   • Home
   • Menage
   Definitions:
   • a social unit living together
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Family
   • Family unit
   Definitions:
   • primary social group
   • parents and children
   Examples:
   • He wanted to have a good job before starting a family
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Class
   • Category
   • Family
   Definitions:
   • a collection of things sharing a common attribute
   Examples:
   • There are two classes of detergents
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Family
   • Family line
   • Folk
   • Kinfolk
   • Kinsfolk
   • Sept
   • Phratry
   Definitions:
   • people descended from a common ancestor
   Examples:
   • His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Kin
   • Kinsperson
   • Family
   Definitions:
   • a person having kinship with another or others
   Examples:
   • He's kin
   • He's family
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Family
   Definitions:
   • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
   Examples:
   • Sharks belong to the fish family
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Syndicate
   • Crime syndicate
   • Mob
   • Family
   Definitions:
   • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Family
   • Fellowship
   Definitions:
   • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
   Examples:
   • The message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family
   • The church welcomed new members into its fellowship