family - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a group of one or two parents and their child or children living together as a unit

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the family lived in a large house with a lot of land

the family home

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(noun)

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all the descendants of a common ancestor

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the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years

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(noun)

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a group of related things

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all manuscripts that share this reading constitute a family

(adjective)

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designed to be suitable for children as well as adults

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a family newspaper