What is another word for families

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. family

   Kind is broader than kin, denoting the most general relationship, as of the whole human species in mankind, humankind, etc.; kin and kindred denote direct relationship that can be traced through either blood or marriage, preferably the former; either of these words may signify collectively all persons of the same blood or members of the same family, relatives or relations. Affinity is relationship by marriage, consanguinity is relationship by blood. There are no true antonyms of kin or kindred, except those made by negatives, since strangers, aliens, foreigners, and foes may still be kin or kindred.

   Synonyms:
   affinity, alliance, birth, blood, consanguinity, descent, kin, kind, kindred, race, relationship

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. family, household, house, home, menagenoun

   a social unit living together

   «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»

   Synonyms:
   category, domicile, crime syndicate, place, kinfolk, base, house, family line, business firm, fellowship, kin, kinsperson, theater, star sign, syndicate, family unit, sign, mansion, nursing home, home base, home plate, planetary house, household, habitation, sign of the zodiac, firm, theatre, abode, class, sept, home, phratry, menage, rest home, mob, plate, folk, kinsfolk, dwelling house, dwelling

2. family, family unitnoun

   primary social group; parents and children

   «he wanted to have a good job before starting a family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

3. class, category, familynoun

   a collection of things sharing a common attribute

   «there are two classes of detergents»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, form, family unit, kinfolk, grade, division, family line, year, class, home, course of instruction, kinsfolk, course of study, social class, house, syndicate, crime syndicate, folk, socio-economic class, menage, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, stratum, course, category

4. family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratrynoun

   people descended from a common ancestor

   «his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, ethnic music, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folks, tribe, common people, folk, household, fellowship, sept, folk music, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

5. kin, kinsperson, familynoun

   a person having kinship with another or others

   «he’s kin»; «he’s family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, phratry, kinfolk, kindred, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, kin group, syndicate, tribe, menage, kinship group, fellowship, sept, kin, clan, house, household, folk

6. familynoun

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

   «sharks belong to the fish family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

7. syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, familynoun

   a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

   Synonyms:
   kinsfolk, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, folk, family line, pack, gang, pool, family unit, kinsperson, class, home, category, rabble, rout, house, consortium, ring, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, menage, syndicate

8. family, fellowshipnoun

   an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

   «the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family»; «the church welcomed new members into its fellowship»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, companionship, company, society, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

Matched Categories

1. • Association
   • Biology
   • Collection
   • Lineage
   • Organized Crime
   • Taxonomic Group

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. familynoun

   Synonyms:
   household, genealogy, lineage, ancestry

   Associated words:
   genealogist, foris-familiate, pedigree, nepotism, nepotic, cadency, gens

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for «family»:

   families, household, familial, famille, domestic, relatives, familia, households, familiales, familiale, familie, dynasty, home, familiar, household-type, family-run, family-related, familiares, family-owned, kin, family-based, marital, clan, rodina, parents

Suggested Resources

1. family

   Song lyrics by family — Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by family on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce family?

How to say family in sign language?

How to use family in a sentence?

1. But Gunnigle:

   Yeah, so we have a heroin epidemic in part because of our overprescription of opioids, in fact, every single day that I’ve been running I have heard from someone who has been a victim or their close family member has been a victim of the opioid epidemic.

2. Daleshontai Tate:

   I have friends who are part of that statistic right now, i have family members who are locked up or are going through the trial process. People get into the wrong things.

3. Amy Ridenour:

   The three adults in the New Jersey case may all be excellent parents individually, but they should not have tried to create a family together, surely they knew at the outset that their ‘family’ had unequal support for one of the three adults and was inherently unstable as a result. Possibly their enthusiasm for raising a child caused them to overlook this fact, but it could not be overlooked for 18 years.

4. De Jess ‘:

   Use this wisely to bless your family.

5. Principal Dionne Kirksey:

   I pride myself in my team, we all pride ourselves on creating a sense of family in our building. So when you come in the building, there’s no separation of BDs( Black Disciples), GDs( Gangster Disciples), this clique, that’s it, none of that, all that’s out the door. When you come into the building, you could actually be a kid, be a student, be free. You’re not looking over your shoulder, you’re not worried about who’s going to walk up on you. You don’t have to worry about somebody knocking you upside… It’s not about any of that. It’s all about education, meeting you where you are and helping you be the most successful person that we could possibly give you.

• аҭаацәаAbkhaz
• familieAfrikaans
• ቤተሰብ, ዘመድ አዝማድ, ቤተሰቦችAmharic
• familhaAragonese
• أَقَارِب, عَائِلَة, أَهْل, أُسْرَة, أسرةArabic
• পৰিয়ালAssamese
• fəsilə, ailəAzerbaijani
• ғаиләBashkir
• радзі́на, сям’я́Belarusian
• рода, семейство, семеен, семе́йство, групаBulgarian
• পরিবারBengali
• familh, kerentiezh, kerentiad, tiegezhBreton
• família, marieta, familiarCatalan, Valencian
• доьзалChechen
• famigliaCorsican
• rodinný, čeleď, rodinaCzech
• teuluWelsh
• familie, æt, familie-Danish
• Familie, vom anderen Ufer seinGerman
• އާއިލާDivehi
• ƒomeEwe
• οικογένειαGreek
• familia, familioEsperanto
• familia, familiarSpanish
• perekond, pereEstonian
• عائله, خاندان, نزدیکان, همنوا, فامیل, گونه, شاخه, خانوادَه, خویشان, خانوادهPersian
• perhe, suku, heimoFinnish
• ættFaroese
• familleFrench
• teaghlach, dream, fineIrish
• teaghlachScottish Gaelic
• familia, familiarGalician
• પરિવારGujarati
• lught thie, mooinjerManx
• IyaliHausa
• משפחה, משפחתיHebrew
• परिवार, ख़ानदान, बाल-बच्चेHindi
• fanmiHaitian Creole
• család, családi, háziHungarian
• ընտանիքArmenian
• familia, familiarInterlingua
• keluarga, famili, kerabatIndonesian
• ꏤNuosu
• familioIdo
• ættingjar, fjölskylda, skyldmenni, ætt, afkvæmi, ættingiIcelandic
• famigliaItalian
• משפחהHebrew
• 親類, 家庭, 科, 親戚, 家族, 親族Japanese
• brayatJavanese
• ოჯახიGeorgian
• семья, от басы, әулетKazakh
• គ្រួសារ, អំបូរKhmer
• ಆವಳಿ, ಕುಟುಂಬKannada
• 가정, 가족, 家族, 家庭, 친척Korean
• malbatîKurdish
• үй-бүлө, бүлөKyrgyz
• familiaLatin
• amakaGanda
• ຄອບຄົວLao
• šeimyna, šeima, giminėLithuanian
• saime, ģimene, dzimtaLatvian
• род, фамилија, се́мејство, семејство, фами́лија, фамилија́рен, семеенMacedonian
• തറവാട്Malayalam
• овог, гэр бүл, айлMongolian
• परिवारMarathi
• keluarga, famili, rumpunMalay
• familja, familjiMaltese
• မိသားစုBurmese
• परिबारNepali
• familie, gezinDutch
• skeiv, familieNorwegian
• hakʼéí, bił kééhashtʼíinii, hooghan hazʼą́Navajo, Navaho
• familhaOccitan
• ପରିବାରOriya
• бинонтӕOssetian, Ossetic
• ਪਰਿਵਾਰPanjabi, Punjabi
• rodzinny, rodzinaPolish
• کورنۍPashto, Pushto
• família, familiarPortuguese
• famigliaRomansh
• familie, familiarRomanian
• семе́йный, семе́йство, семья́, род, фами́лия, семьяRussian
• कुल, कुलःSanskrit
• خاندانSindhi
• породица, pòrodica, обитељ, obiteljSerbo-Croatian
• පවුලSinhala, Sinhalese
• rodinný, rodinaSlovak
• družina, družinskiSlovene
• familjeAlbanian
• familj, börd, bög, hushållSwedish
• குடும்பம், குடும்பTamil
• వంశ పరంపర, కుటుంబము, కుటుంబంTelugu
• оила, хонавода, хонадонTajik
• ครอบครัวThai
• maşgalaTurkmen
• pamilya, kamag-anakanTagalog
• familya, aile, ocakTurkish
• гаилә, семьяTatar
• ئائىلەUyghur, Uighur
• сім’я́, роди́на, familyUkrainian
• خاندان, پروارUrdu
• oila, xonadonUzbek
• gia tộc, 家庭, gia đinhVietnamese
• famül, familiaVolapük
• famileWalloon
• משפּחה, מישפּאָכעYiddish

Select another language: