families

The word “families” has 3 syllables: fam-i-lies

It's pronounced as /ˈfæm.ɪ.liz/

What is synonym and antonym for families?

In the thesaurus, “families” has 114 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for families along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for families

ancestors
ancestry
birth
blended families
blood
brackets
branches
breeds
brood
broods
categories
children
clan
clans
clansmen
class
classes
classifications
descendants
descendents
descent
descriptions
divisions
dynasties
dynasty
extended families
extraction
feathers
folk
folks
forebears
genealogy
genera
generations
genre
genuses
grades
group
groups
headings
heirs and assigns
house
household
households
houses
ilks
in-laws
inheritance
issue
issues
kidneys
kind
kindred
kindreds
kinds
kinfolks
kins
kinsfolk
kinsmen
kinswomen
kith and kin
kiths
labels
leagues
likes
line
lineage
lineages
lines
manners
menage
natures
network
nuclear families
offspring
offsprings
orders
parentage
pedigree
people
progenies
progenitors
progeny
race
races
ranks
relations
relationship
relatives
rubrics
scions
sections
seed
seeds
sets
siblings
sorts
specialities
specialties
species
stocks
strain
subclasses
subdivision
subdivisions
subgroups
subspecieses
system
tiers
titles
tribe
tribes
types
varieties

Antonyms for families

ancestries
births
descents
extractions
origins
parent
pedigrees

Meanings of families

noun
1. A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
2. An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
3. A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
4. Lineage, especially an honorable one.
5. A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
6. 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.
7. A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
8. A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
9. Used attributively.
10. A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

Example Sentences

Families from all over the country gathered for the annual reunion at the park.
The charity focuses on providing support to low-income families in the community.
Many families choose to go on vacation during the summer to spend quality time together.
The new policy is designed to help families with young children by offering additional financial assistance.
Families often come together during the holidays to celebrate and share special meals.

On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to families, such as: ancestors, ancestries, ancestry, birth, births, blended families, blood.

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