Main entry: family, family unit
Definition: primary social group; parents and children
Usage: he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
Main entry: 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
Main entry: class, category, family
Definition: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Usage: there are two classes of detergents
Main entry: home, house, household, family, menage
Definition: a social unit living together
Usage: 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
Main entry: family
Definition: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
Usage: sharks belong to the fish family
Main entry: family, fellowship
Definition: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Usage: the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family; the church welcomed new members into its fellowship
Main entry: crime syndicate, syndicate, mob, family
Definition: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Main entry: family, kin, kinsperson
Definition: a person having kinship with another or others
Usage: he's kin; he's family