family
/ˈfæməli/
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Translation
A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.
Word origin
From Latin familia, meaning a household and the people in it, taken into English through related Latin words.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- familia
Grammar
Gender
Pluralfamiliesirregular
Examples
live family.
"Family" is the group of people you are related to.
families share big house.
"Families" is the plural, meaning more than one family.
loves family very much.
"Family" names her parents, brothers, and sisters.
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