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

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