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/faˈmilja/

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Translation

family

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Word origin

From Latin familia ('household, the servants of a house and its members'), from famulus ('servant'). The same root gives the English word below.

Origin
Latin
Root
familia
English cognates
family, familiar

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfamilias

Examples

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The family eats together every Sunday.

, .

For her, family comes first above all else.

.

She comes from a very large family with five siblings.

Sevilla.

My family lives in a village near Seville.

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I want to start a family before I turn forty.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 3: familia, cuenta, minuto and 7 more words.