family
A group of people who are closely related to one anotherA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
» We are a family of four.
Wir sind eine vierköpfige Familie.
Нас четверо у сім'ї.
Meaning
13 senses(countable, uncountable)A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
Our family lives in town.
Familie, Sippe, Family
семья́semʹjá, семе́йствоseméjstvo
сім'я́simʺjá, роди́наrodýna, сіме́йствоsiméjstvo
primary social group; parents and children
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of related animals, usually a mother and offspring, a mating pair or larger lineages in some species.
(countable, uncountable)An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
(countable, uncountable)A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.
We must preserve the family unit if we want to save civilisation!
(uncountable)Members of one's family collectively.
I have a lot of family in Australia.
He has a sister, but no other family.
(countable, uncountable)A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
crime family, Mafia family
This is my fraternity family at the university.
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
(slang, uncountable)The gay community.
(uncountable)Lineage, especially honorable or noble lineage.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Doliracetam is a drug from the racetam family.
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.
(countable, uncountable)A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae.
Familie
семе́йствоseméjstvo
роди́наrodýna, сіме́йствоsiméjstvo
(countable)A collection of sets, especially of subsets of a given set.
Let #92;mathcalF be a family of subsets over S.
(countable, uncountable)A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
the brass family; the violin family
Familie
Examples
5780 sentencesWe are a family of four.
Нас четверо у сім'ї.
deWir sind eine vierköpfige Familie.
It's great to have a family.
Це чудово мати сім'ю.
ruИметь семью - здорово.
deEs ist schön, eine Familie zu haben.
You must think of your family.
Ти мусиш думати про свою родину.
ruТы должен думать о своей семье.
deDu musst an deine Familie denken!
You have to protect your family.
Ви повинні захищати вашу родину.
ruТы должен защитить свою семью.
deDu musst deine Familie beschützen.
Tell me something about your family.
Розкажіть мені щось про свою родину.
ruРасскажи мне что-нибудь о своей семье.
deErzähle mir etwas über deine Familie.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Late Middle English famylye, from Latin familia (“a household”). Displaced native OldFrom Late Middle English famylye, from Latin familia (“a household”). Displaced native Old English hīred and hād. Doublet of familia.
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Forms
plural: familiesSynonyms
23 synonyms- primary social group; parents and children:family unit
- people descended from a common ancestor:family linefolkkinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry
- a social unit living together:householdhousehomemenage
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities:fellowship
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute:classcategory
- a person having kinship with another or others:kinkinsperson
Word family
122 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- with his family
- with my family
- with your family
- in my family
- a large family
- in your family
- support his family
- in our family
- my family is
- in his family
- and his family
- large family