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Meaning of family
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family
n 1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to
Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited
until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how
many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {household},
{house}, {home}, {menage}]
2: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to
have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family},
{family unit}]
3: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are
two classes of detergents" [syn: {class}, {category},
{family}]
4: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family},
{family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept},
{phratry}]
5: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin";
"he's family" [syn: {kin}, {kinsperson}, {family}]
6: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
"sharks belong to the fish family"
7: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate},
{mob}, {family}]
8: an association of people who share common beliefs or
activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees
but to every member of the company family"; "the church
welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: {family},
{fellowship}]
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