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31family — fam•i•ly [[t]ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li[/t]] n. pl. lies, adj. 1) parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not 2) the children of one person or one couple collectively 3) use the spouse and children of one person 4) …
32family — 1) a category next above subfamily and next below superfamily 2) an individual taxon of the category family , e.g. Carangidae. The family group is the assemblage of co ordinate categories superfamily, family, subfamily, and tribe (and which have… …
33family — Ohana; pilikana. ♦ Old family, ohana kupa (several generations in a place); ēwe, ohana āpa akuma (for centuries in a place). ♦ Family line, iwikuamo o, āewa. ♦ Extended family, ohana holo oko a. ♦ Family trait or custom, ēwe, welo …
34family — I. noun (plural lies) Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant Date: 15th century 1. a group of individuals living under one roof and usually… …
35family — noun 1) I met his family Syn: relatives, relations, kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kindred, one s (own) flesh and blood, nearest and dearest, people, connections; extended family, in laws; clan, tribe; informal folks 2) he had t …
36family — 1. noun /ˈfæməli/ a) A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family. Our family lives in town. b) A group of people related by blood …
37family — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. household; forefathers, children, descendants, lineage, family tree; clan, tribe, kindred; group, association, classification, class. See ancestry. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. kindred, familial,… …
38FAMILY — The family over time (the descent group or gentilicium) formed the essential building block of Etruscan social class. Study of human bones (e.g., from the Ferrone cemetery) suggests a high degree of marrying within a tight genetic group. More… …
39family — 1. not pornographic Not as modern as we might think; Bowdler called his emasculation of the Bard The Family Shakespeare. Thus a family show is one in which the vulgarity is muted. 2. the Mafia A society which had as its watchwords… …
40Family — (1) A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. (2) A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. (3) A group of genes related in structure… …
