family

The word “family” has 3 syllables: fam-i-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈfæmɪli/

What is synonym and antonym for family?

In the thesaurus, “family” has 98 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for family

ancestors
ancestry
birth
blended family
blood
bracket
branch
breed
brood
category
children
clan
clansman
class
classification
descendant
descendants
descendent
descent
description
division
dynasty
extended family
extraction
feather
folk
folks
forebears
genealogy
generation
generations
genre
genus
grade
group
heading
heirs and assigns
house
household
ilk
in-laws
inheritance
issue
kidney
kin
kind
kindred
kinfolk
kinfolks
kinsfolk
kinsman
kinswoman
kith
kith and kin
label
league
like
line
lineage
manner
menage
nature
network
nuclear family
offspring
order
parentage
pedigree
people
progenitors
progeny
race
relations
relationship
relative
relatives
rubric
scion
section
seed
set
siblings
sort
speciality
specialty
species
stock
strain
subclass
subdivision
subgroup
subspecies
system
tier
title
tribe
type
variety

Antonyms for family

ancestry
birth
descent
extraction
origin
parent
pedigree

Meanings of family

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.
adjective
1. Suitable for children and adults.
2. Conservative, traditional.
3. Homosexual.

Example Sentences

We are planning a family reunion next summer.
The family went on a vacation to the beach last month.
She values her family more than anything else in the world.
They have a tradition of having a family dinner every Sunday.
The family business has been running for over fifty years.

On this page you'll find 105 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to family, such as: ancestors, ancestry, birth, blended family, blood, bracket, branch.

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