<b><font size="4">"family"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>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: <a href="../household.html">household</a>, <a href="../house.html">house</a>, <a href="../home.html">home</a>, <a href="../menage.html">menage</a>] </li> <li>primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" [syn: <a href="/">family unit</a>] </li> <li>people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: <a href="/">family line</a>, <a href="../folk.html">folk</a>, <a href="../kinfolk.html">kinfolk</a>, <a href="../kinsfolk.html">kinsfolk</a>, <a href="../sept.html">sept</a>, <a href="../phratry.html">phratry</a>] </li> <li>a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: <a href="../class.html">class</a>, <a href="../category.html">category</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../fellowship.html">fellowship</a>] </li> <li>(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" </li> <li>a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: <a href="../kin.html">kin</a>, <a href="../kinsperson.html">kinsperson</a>] </li> <li>a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: <a href="../syndicate.html">syndicate</a>, <a href="/">crime syndicate</a>, <a href="../mob.html">mob</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../family.html">http://www.word.sc/family</a>

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