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Most common English words: seems « soul « French « #400: family » earth » live » hard

Etymology

Latin familia, from famula (“‘female servant’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfæməli/, SAMPA: /"f{m@li/

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• Hyphenation: fa‧mi‧ly

Noun

Singular Family

Plural famil

Family (famil)

1. (countable) A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family.

   Her nuclear family was very small.

2. (countable) A group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom.
3. (countable) A kin, tribe; also called extended family.
4. (countable, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.

   Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae.

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5. (countable) A group of people who live together.

   This is my fraternity family at the university.

6. (countable) A group of people similar to related by blood, marriage, law, or custom.

   Our company is one big happy family.

7. (uncountable) Collectively, people who are members of one's intimate social group.

   They treated me like family.

8. (countable) Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
9. (countable, music) A group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production.

   the brass family

   the violin family

10. (countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.

    the Indo-European language family

    the Afro-Asiatic language family

11. Used attributively.

    The dog was kept as a family pet.

    For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.

Usage notes

In some dialects, family is used as a plurale tantum.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:class

Translations

father, mother and their sons and daughters

American Sign Language: 9@RadialHand-PalmForward-9@CenterChesthigh-PalmForward RoundHoriz-RoundHoriz 9@UlnarHand-PalmBack-9@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack Amharic: ቤተሰብ am(am) (betäsäb), ቤተሰቦች am(am) (betäsäboc), ዘመድ አዝማድ am(am) (zämäd azmad) Arabic: عائلة (ʻāʼila) f., أسرة (ʼúsra) f. Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Azeri: ailə az(az) Belarusian: сям'я be(be) (sjam’já) f. Breton: familh br(br) f., -où pl., tiegezh br(br) m., -ioù pl. Bulgarian: семейство bg(bg) (semejstvo) n. Chinese: 家庭 (jiātíng), 家 (jiā) Croatian: obítelj hr(hr) f. Czech: rodina cs(cs) f. Danish: familie da(da) c. Dutch: familie nl(nl) f., gezin nl(nl) n. Egyptian Arabic: [[عيلة#Template:Arz|عيلة]] f. Esperanto: familio eo(eo) Ewe: ƒome Finnish: perhe fi(fi) French: famille fr(fr) f. German: Familie de(de) f. Greek: οικογένεια el(el) (ikoγénia) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Hindi: परिवार hi(hi) (parivār), ख़ानदान hi(hi) (khāndān) m. Hungarian: család hu(hu) Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f. Ido: familio io(io) Interlingua: familia ia(ia)

Irish: clann ga(ga) f. Italian: famiglia it(it) f. Japanese: 家族 ja(ja) (かぞく, kazoku) Khmer: គ្រួសារ (krūəsā) Lao: ຄອບຄົວ lo(lo) (khööp-khua) Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n., фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f. Malay: keluarga ms(ms) Norwegian: familie no(no) m. Occitan: familha oc(oc) Old English: faru ang(ang) f., tēam ang(ang) Pashto: كورنۍ ps(ps) (koranəi) f. Persian: خانوادَه fa(fa) (xânevâdah), خاندان fa(fa) (xândân) Polish: rodzina pl(pl) f. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Romani: familija f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f., семейство ru(ru) (seméjstvo) n. Scots: faimlie, faimily Scottish Gaelic: teaghlach gd(gd) m. Sicilian: famigghia scn(scn) f. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f. Spanish: familia es(es) f. Swedish: familj sv(sv), hushåll sv(sv) Taos: ȕ’únemą Thai: ครอบครัว (khrâwbkhrua) Turkish: aile tr(tr) Urdu: خاندان ur(ur) (khāndān) m. Vietnamese: gia đinh vi(vi) Yucatec Maya: [[ch’i’ibalil#Template:Yua|ch’i’ibalil]]

group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom

Arabic: عائلة (ʻāʼila) f., أسرة (ʼúsra) f., أقارب (ʼaqārib) pl. Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Belarusian: сям'я be(be) (sjam’já) f. Breton: familh br(br) f., -où pl., kerentiezh br(br) f., -ioù pl. Bulgarian: рода bg(bg) (roda) f. Chinese: 家族 (jiāzú) Croatian: obítelj hr(hr) f. Danish: familie da(da) c. Dutch: familie nl(nl) f. Esperanto: familio eo(eo) Ewe: ƒome Finnish: suku fi(fi) French: famille fr(fr) f. German: Familie de(de) f. Greek: οικογένεια el(el) (ikoγénia) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Hindi: परिवार (parivār), ख़ानदान (khāndān) m. Hungarian: család hu(hu) Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f., afkvæmi is(is) n., ættingi is(is) n., ættingjar is(is) n. pl., skyldmenni is(is) n. pl.

Irish: clann ga(ga) f. Italian: famiglia it(it) f. Japanese: 親戚 (しんせき, shinseki), 親類 (しんるい, shinrui), 親族 (しんぞく, shinzoku) Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n., фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f., род mk(mk) (rod) m. Old English: faru ang(ang) f., tēam ang(ang) Persian: خاندان fa(fa) (xândân), خویشان fa(fa) (xvişân),نزدیکان fa(fa) (nazdikân) Polish: rodzina pl(pl) f. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Romani: familija f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f., семейство ru(ru) (seméjstvo) n., род ru(ru) (rod) m. Scots: faimlie, faimily Scottish Gaelic: teaghlach gd(gd) m. Sicilian: famigghia scn(scn) f. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f. Swedish: börd sv(sv) Urdu: خاندان (khāndān) m.

kin, tribe

Armenian: ցեղ hy(hy) (c'eġ) Breton: kerentiezh br(br) f., -ioù pl. Croatian: svȏjta hr(hr) f., rȏd hr(hr) m., pòrodica hr(hr) f. Danish: slægt da(da) c., æt da(da) c. (archaic) Dutch: familie nl(nl) f., clan nl(nl) m., stam nl(nl) m. Esperanto: familio eo(eo), parenco eo(eo) Ewe: ƒome Finnish: suku fi(fi) French: parent fr(fr) m. German: Familie de(de) f., Klan de(de) m. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Hungarian: család hu(hu) Icelandic: ætt is(is) f.

Japanese: 種族 (しゅぞく, shuzoku), 部族 (ぶぞく, buzoku) Macedonian: род mk(mk) (rod) m. Old English: faru ang(ang) f., tēam ang(ang) Persian: تبار fa(fa) (tabâr), تخمَه fa(fa) (tuxma) Polish: ród pl(pl) m. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Romani: familija f. Russian: род ru(ru) (rod) m. Scots: faimlie, faimily Scottish Gaelic: teaghlach gd(gd) m. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f., rod sl(sl) m. Swedish: börd sv(sv)

rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Azeri: fəsilə az(az) Breton: kerentiad br(br) m., -où pl. Bulgarian: семейство bg(bg) (semejstvo) n. Croatian: pòrodica hr(hr) f. Czech: čeleď cs(cs) f. Danish: familie da(da) c. Dutch: familie nl(nl) f. Finnish: heimo fi(fi) French: famille fr(fr) f. German: Familie de(de) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f.

Hungarian: család hu(hu) Icelandic: ætt is(is) f. Japanese: 科 ja(ja) Macedonian: фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f. Persian: گونه fa(fa) (guna), شاخه fa(fa) (şâxa) Polish: rodzina pl(pl) f. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Romani: familija f. Russian: семейство ru(ru) (seméjstvo) n. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f. Swedish: familj sv(sv) Turkish: aile tr(tr), familya tr(tr)

taxon at this rank

Croatian: pòrodica hr(hr) f. German: Familie de(de) f.

Icelandic: ætt is(is) f. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f.

group of people who live together

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Croatian: pòrodica hr(hr) f., fàmīlija hr(hr) f. German: Wohngemeinschaft de(de) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f. Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n., фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f.

Persian: خاندان fa(fa) (khândân) Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f. Scots: faimlie, faimily Slovene: družina sl(sl) f.

group of people similar to (2)

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Croatian: obítelj hr(hr) f. Finnish: perhe fi(fi) German: Familie de(de) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f., ættingjar is(is) n. pl., skyldmenni is(is) n. pl.

Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n., фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f. Persian: همنژادان fa(fa) (hamnažâdân) Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f. Scots: faimlie, faimily Slovene: družina sl(sl) f.

collectively, people who are members of one's intimate social group

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Croatian: obítelj hr(hr) f. Danish: familie da(da) c. German: Familie de(de) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f.

Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f. Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n., фамилија mk(mk) (famílija) f. Persian: هموندان fa(fa) (hamvandân), اعضا fa(fa) (azâ) Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f.

music: a group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') German: Familie de(de) f. Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Icelandic: fjölskylda is(is) f.

Macedonian: семејство mk(mk) (sémejstvo) n. Persian: همنوا fa(fa) (hamnavâ) Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f.

linguistics: a group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language

Armenian: ընտանիք hy(hy) (ëntanik') Croatian: pòrodica hr(hr) f. Danish: æt da(da) c. Dutch: familie nl(nl) f. German: Familie de(de) f.

Hebrew: Template:He-translation f. Polish: rodzina pl(pl) f. Portuguese: família pt(pt) f. Russian: семья ru(ru) (sem’já) f. Slovene: družina sl(sl) f.

(used attributively)

Breton: familh Bulgarian: семеен bg(bg) Czech: rodinný cs(cs) Danish: familie- Esperanto: familia eo(eo) Hebrew: משפחתי he(he) (mishpakhtí) Hungarian: családi hu(hu), házi hu(hu) Interlingua: familiar Kurdish: malbatî

Macedonian: семеен mk(mk) (sémeen), фамилијарен mk(mk) (familijáren) Polish: rodzinny pl(pl) Portuguese: familiar pt(pt) Russian: семейный ru(ru) (s'eméjnyj) Slovak: rodinný sk(sk) Slovene: družinski sl(sl) Spanish: familiar es(es) Welsh: teulu cy(cy) m.

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Bulgarian: род bg(bg) (rod) m. Indonesian: keluarga id(id), famili id(id) Interlingua: familia Italian: famiglia Korean: 가족 [家族] (gajok) Kurdish: malbat f. Latin: familia la(la) f. Lithuanian: šeima lt(lt) f.

Malay: keluarga ms(ms), famili ms(ms), usrah ms(ms) Malayalam: കുടുംബം (kutumbam) Persian: خاندان (xandan), فامیل (famil) Romanian: familie ro(ro) f. Slovak: rodina sk(sk) f. Spanish: familia es(es) f. Swedish: släkt sv(sv), släktskap sv(sv), ätt sv(sv) Telugu: కుటుంబం te(te) (kuTumbam) Thai: ครอบครัว (krob-krua), ญาติ (yart), พี่น้อง (pee-nong) Turkish: aile tr(tr), akraba tr(tr)

Adjective

Family (not comparable)

Positive Family

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Suitable for children and adults.

   It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant.

   Some animated movies are not just for kids, they are family movies.

2. Conservative, traditonal.

   The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.

3. (slang) Homosexual.

   I knew he was family when I first met him.

Translations

homosexual

Danish: queer da(da), French: en est fr(fr), jaquette fr(fr) German: vom anderen Ufer sein de(de)

Norwegian: skeiv Swedish: bög sv(sv)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun or adjective family

baby of the family blended family extended family family affair family business family dissident family doctor family heirloom family history family jewels family leave family man family medicine family name family planning

family rebel family rebellion family restaurant family reunion family tree family values first family foster family framily immediate family in a family way keep it in the family language family nuclear family royal family

Related terms

• familial
• familiar, familiarity
• familicide

See also

• Category:Family

External links

• Family in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Family in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• File:Wikipedia-logo.png family on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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