families

Definition of families in English English dictionary: plural of family
family: Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order
family: A group of people who live together, or one that is similar to one that is related by blood, marriage, law, or custom, or members of one's intimate social group
They treated me like family.
family: A kin, tribe; also called extended family
family: Used attributively
For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.
family: Homosexual
I knew he was family when I first met him.
family: Suitable for children and adults
Some animated movies are not just for kids, they are family movies.
family: A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language
the Afro-Asiatic language family.
family: A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family
Our family lives in town.
family: A group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production
the violin family.
family: Conservative, traditonal
The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.
foster families: plural form of foster family
gene families: plural form of gene family
happy families: A children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families
language families: plural form of language family
nuclear families: plural form of nuclear family
royal families: plural form of royal family
single-parent families: plural form of single-parent family
family: {s} of a family, of a group of relatives
family: {i} group of persons who are related by blood; group of things which are related; plants or animals of the same genera
family: You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children. It had been designed as a family house A wedding is a family event
family: As defined by The Bureau of the Census, two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household Families do not include one-person households or those having two or more unrelated individuals
family: {n} a household, lineage, tribe, race, class
bereaved families: families who have had a loved one die
family: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
family: a group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
family: All the type sizes and styles of one character A complete character set of a font The group shares a common design but can differ in attributes such as character width, weight, and posture (ie , roman vs Italic) A typical computer family unit frequently contains four fonts- Roman, Italic, Bold and Bold/Italic- in all sizes
family: a family consists of two or more people who are members of the same household and who comprise either a couple or at least one parent role / child relationship or both A familial relationship is defined as one in which a person is related to another household member by blood, marriage (registered or de facto) or adoption This is a standard Statistics New Zealand definition
family: linguistics: a group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language "the Indo-European language family" "the Ural-Altaic language family"
family: related to the family
family: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
family: The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders
family: A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family
family: (fam' l) In the scientific system of classification (taxonomy), family is the division between order and genus
family: A taxonomic category higher than a genus A group of plants with biologically similar features For plants, family names end in -aceae
family: The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society
family: is a group of two persons or more (one of whom is the householder, see below) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such persons (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family Beginning with the 1980 Current Populations Survey (CPS), unrelated subfamilies (referred to in the past as secondary families) are no longer included in the count of families, nor are the members of unrelated subfamilies included in the count of family members
family: Immediate family, established household, or situations that place primary responsibility for care on the employee
family: Means a person who is related by blood or marriage, has a strong affinity with the employee or stands in a bona fide domestic relationship with the employee Family includes a spouse (including a former spouse, a de facto spouse or a former de facto spouse), a child or an adult child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or the spouse of the employee
family: [n] a group of related genera of living things For example, dogs and wolves are in the canid family
family: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" 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" (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" 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
family: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
family: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
family: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
family: 5th rank in Taxonomic system Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Family names end in -aceae for plants, eg Liliaceae (lilies), and -idae for animals, eg Macropodidae (kangaroos) Biology - Flora & Fauna Ref MM
family: 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
family: Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family
family: When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children. They decided to start a family. couples with large families
family: In zoölogy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order
family: You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family. He returned to the family home I was working in the family business
family: Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage
family: Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family
family: When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors. Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. the history of mental illness in the family
family: A collection of software abstractions that are common to all devices of a particular category Families provide functionality and services to drivers The I/O Kit defines families for bus protocols (such as SCSI, USB, and FireWire), storage devices, human interface devices, and many others
family: The major group within an order, a monophyletic group of genera separated from similar groups by distance of common ancestry
family: The laws surrounding the organisation and legal relations of family members, including the law relating to marriage, adoption and wardship
family: music: a group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production "the brass family" "the violin family"
family: a family of knots is a knot grouping that I feel belong together I am the final arbiter on my website, but feel free to argue with me 8
family: collectively, people who are members of ones intimate social group
family: a division of classification including a number of genera agreeing in one or a set of characters and so closely related that they apparently are descended from one stem (definition by Smith)
family: A family is a group of two persons or more (one of whom is the householder) residing together and related by birth, marriage, or adoption All such persons (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family Beginning with the 1980 CPS, unrelated subfamilies (referred to in the past as secondary families) are no longer included in the count of families, nor are the members of unrelated subfamilies included in the count of family members
family: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
family: In biology, a category that's part of the scientific system for grouping together related plants, animals, and other organisms (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) Family is the category that ranks below an order and above a genus
family: a group of people similar to (2)
family: a group of people who live together
family: A householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption
family: A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank
family: (Ticaret) A group of individual items considered to have the same characteristics for purposes of creating aggregate production, capacity, financial or sales plans
family: Also known as a font family A collection of faces that were designed and intended to be used together For example, the Garamond family consists of roman and italic styles, as well as regular, semi-bold, and bold weights Each of the style and weight combinations is called a face
family: 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"
family: A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children. There's room in there for a family of five His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides To him the family is the core of society Does he have any family?
family: The relatives and/or other significantly important persons who provide psychological, emotional, and spiritual support of the patient The "family" need not be blood relatives to be an integral part of the hospice care plan (NHO glossary)
family: Plant taxonomic category consisting of a group of related subfamilies, tribes (as in grasses), or genera Examples: Fabaceae (legume family), Poaceae (grass family), Solanaceae (nightshade family) See Top 25 Most Economically Important Angiosperm Families
family: A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, adoption, or emotional ties
family: means a household composed of two or more related persons The term family also includes one or more eligible persons living with another person or persons who are determined to be important to their care or well being, and the surviving member or members of any family described in this definition who were living in a unit assisted under the HOPWA program with the person with AIDS at the time of his or her death
family: A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness
family: A grouping of components that share security objectives but may differ in emphasis or rigour
family: A family of animals or plants is a group of related species. foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts. Basic social unit consisting of persons united by ties of marriage (affinity), "blood" (consanguinity), or adoption and usually representing a single household. The essence of the family group is the parent-child relationship, whose outlines vary widely among cultures. One prominent familial form is the nuclear family, consisting of the marital pair living with their offspring in a separate dwelling. While some scholars believe this to be the oldest form, others point to the inconclusive prehistorical record and the widespread existence of other forms such as the polygynous family (a husband, two or more wives, and their offspring) and the extended family (including at least parents, married children, and their offspring). The family as an institution provides for the rearing and socialization of children, the care of the aged, sick, or disabled, the legitimation of procreation, and the regulation of sexual conduct in addition to supplying basic physical, economic, and emotional security for its members. See also adoption; marriage. In pedology, a group of soils that have similar profiles and include one or more subdivisions called series. The primary characteristics that define each of the nearly 6,600 identified soil families are the physical and chemical properties especially texture, mineral composition, temperature, and depth that are important for the growth of plants. type family agave family Alcmaeonid family amaranth family amaryllis family Amati family Andreini family arum family Ashikaga family Barrymore family Battenberg family Mountbatten family Béjart family Bellini family Belmont family Bernoulli family Borghese family Broglie family Campbell family Carracci family Carter Family composite family Condé family Conti family Czartoryski family Della Robbia family Devrient family Didot family dogbane family Drew family Elzevir family Elsevier family Este family Esterházy family family planning family practice family medicine Farnese family flax family Forbes family Fratellini family Fugger family Fujiwara family Galli Bibiena family gentian family Gobelin family Goddard family Golitsyn family heath family Herschel family Hojo family honeysuckle family horse chestnut family Howard family Hutchinson Family family sagas iris family Krupp family laurel family Leakey family lily family lobelia family Lupino family madder family mahogany family Al Maktum Maktum family mallow family Mancini family maple family Mayo family Medici family Menninger family milkweed family Monro family morning glory family Muhlenberg family mulberry family mustard family Al Nahyan Nahyan family nettle family Newhouse family nightshade family oleaster family passionflower family Phag mo gru family pink family poppy family Rákóczi family Rothschild family rue family citrus family Russell family Ruthven family Al Saud Saud family Al Sabah Sabah family Scribner family sedge family Sforza family Sitwell family snapdragon family Soga family Somoza family Soong family Straus family Studebaker family Al Thani Thani family Townsend family Trapp family Trubetskoy family Vivarini family Warburg family Del Banco family witch hazel family Wood family Ypsilanti family
family: A major category in the taxonomic hierarchy, comprising groups of similar genera Families are thought by some to represent the highest natural grouping The Latin names of families usually end in the suffix -aceae Groups of similar families are placed in orders Large families may be split into tribes
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