Synonyms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
Definition: people descended from a common ancestor
Usage: his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Similar words: pedigree, parentage, origin, blood, blood line, bloodline, ancestry, line, line of descent, lineage, descent, stemma, stock
Definition: the descendants of one individual
Usage: his entire lineage has been warriors