Family Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Family

Meaning 1 : a social unit living together

    Example : he moved his family to Virginia,the family refused to accept his will

    Synonyms : home,  house,  household,  menage
Meaning 2 : people descended from a common ancestor

    Example : his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

    Synonyms : family line,  folk,  kinfolk,  kinsfolk,  phratry,  sept
Meaning 3 : a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

    Synonyms : crime syndicate,  mob,  syndicate
Meaning 4 : a person having kinship with another or others

    Example : he's family

    Synonyms : kin,  kinsperson
Meaning 5 : an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

    Example : the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family

    Synonyms : fellowship
Meaning 6 : a collection of things sharing a common attribute

    Synonyms : category,  class
Meaning 7 : primary social group; parents and children

    Example : he wanted to have a good job before starting a family

    Synonyms : family unit
Meaning 8 : (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

    Example : sharks belong to the fish family