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family

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
Meanings
  • noun

    A group of individuals related by blood or marriage.

    - "My extended family includes my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins."
    - "The size of a family can vary greatly from one culture to another."
  • noun

    The parents and children living together in a household.

    - "My nuclear family consists of my parents and my younger sister."
    - "Many families eat dinner together every night."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9014428"
  2. /ˈfæm(ə)li/



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Synonyms

flesh and blood , kin , kinfolk , family , family , member
Rhymes
Words rhyming with family
alley , valley , molly , rally
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Family (British English) : A group of people who are related to each other and live together, but who are not necessarily blood relatives or married couples.

  2. Family (American English) : A group of people who share a common interest or activity.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. family (British English) : A group of people who are related to each other and live together, but who are not necessarily blood relatives or married couples.

  2. family (American English) : A group of people who share a common interest or activity.

Variants
List of all variants of family that leads to same result
families , family , familyhood , familyhoods , family Bible , family Bibles , family court , family courts , family doctor , family doctors , family jewels , family leave , family leaves , family man , family men , family name , family names , family physician , family physicians
Forms
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families, family's, familial

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'family' comes from the Latin word 'familias', which referred to the household slaves in ancient Rome.

Trivia
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  1. The average size of a family in the United States in the 1950s was 3.3 children per family.

  2. The largest recorded family in history had 890 members.

  3. In many cultures, it is considered important for extended family members to live close to each other and help each other out.

Related Concepts
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  1. Extended family: A large family that includes not only immediate family members, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

  2. Nuclear family: A family consisting only of parents and their children, living together in a single household.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. The disappearance of decent-paying low-skilled jobs over the last 30 years makes it virtually impossible for a young high-school dropout to successfully support a "family" on a legitimate income.

    - Karen De Witt,{it}Essence{/it},August 1994

  2. Nobody ever came to the farm—through "the big gate," a mile off on the pike—except kin and a "family" named Rawls: a widow with two daughters and a son, my only playmate.

    - Robert Penn Warren,{it}Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back{/it},1980

  3. It was quite an understood thing in the "family" that Lord Fawn must marry money.

    - Anthony Trollope,{it}The Eustace Diamonds{/it},1871

  4. A defendant in a racketeering trial was described yesterday as a Mafia captain who had carried out a plot to kill three rivals in the Bonanno crime "family".

    - Arnold H. Lubasch,{it}New York Times{/it},30 Apr. 1987
Culture
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Families have played a central role in human societies throughout history. They provide a sense of belonging and support, and are often the primary source of socialization for children. Families have been portrayed in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression in various ways, from the idyllic nuclear families of the 1950s to the dysfunctional families of modern literature.

How to Memorize "family"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a group of people sitting around a table, sharing a meal and laughing together.
    - Imagine a tree with branches representing different family members.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'family' with the feeling of warmth and love.
    - Think of the family as a team that supports each other through thick and thin.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'F-A-M-I-L-Y' to remember the different members of a family: Father, Mother, Apples (for children), and Little Yous (for younger siblings).

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