Wondering how to hyphenate the English word family? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.
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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 |
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Primary social group Parents and children He wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
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A collection of things sharing a common attribute There are two classes of detergents |
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People descended from a common ancestor His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower |
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A person having kinship with another or others He's kin He's family |
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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera Sharks belong to the fish family |
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A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
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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 |
| noun | household, house, home, menage, unit, social unit
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| noun | family unit, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe |
| noun | family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock |
| noun | class, category, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
| noun | fellowship, association |
| noun | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon |
| noun | kin, kinsperson, relative, relation |
| noun | syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, organized crime, gangland, gangdom |