family synonyms

family

modif.

kindred, familial, tribal; see domestic 1, group.

family

n.

  1. Blood relatives

    relations, relatives, kin, tribe, folk, clan, dynasty, house, household, kith and kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinsmen, connections, relationship, blood, blood tie, consanguinity, progeny, offspring, descendants, issue, brood, antecedents, forebears, heirs and assigns, generations, race, ancestry, progenitors, forefathers, pedigree, genealogy, descent, parentage, extraction, patrimony, paternity, inheritance, former generations, kinship, lineage, line, one's own flesh and blood, clansmen, strain, stock, breed, parents, siblings, children, in-laws, nuclear family, extended family, the whole tribe*, homefolks*, people*, folks*, nearest and dearest*.

  2. Several of one kind

    order, class, genus, species, subdivision, group; see also class 1.

in a family way*

pregnant, with child, going to have a baby; see pregnant 1.

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