All family synonyms
famΒ·iΒ·ly
F f noun family
- clan β A clan is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
- tribe β any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- group β any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- people β persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- house β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- household β the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
- folk β Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- ancestry β Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- parentage β derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
- brood β A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
- pedigree β an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
- inheritance β something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- progeny β a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
- system β an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
- issue β the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- relationship β a connection, association, or involvement.
- kindred β a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- blood β Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
- birth β When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
- genre β a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- class β A class is a group of pupils or students who are taught together.
- descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- lineage β the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- subdivision β the act or fact of subdividing.
- genealogy β a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- network β any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
- race β Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- children β Children is the plural of child.
- relations β an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- relatives β a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- siblings β a brother or sister.
- descendants β a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.
- forebears β Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
- kith and kin β friends and family
- menage β a domestic establishment; household.
- menage β a domestic establishment; household.
- folks β Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- kin β a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- nuclear family β a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- nearest and dearest β People sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest.
- kinfolk β (in anthropological or formal use) a person's blood relations, regarded collectively.
- ancestors β Plural form of ancestor.
- dynasty β A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- extraction β The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force.
- family tree β a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group.
- species β a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- genus β Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.