families

1. a social unit living togetherExamples: "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"Synonyms: family, home, house, household, menage

2. primary social group; parents and childrenExamples: "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"Synonyms: family, family unit

3. a collection of things sharing a common attributeExamples: "there are two classes of detergents"Synonyms: category, class, family

4. people descended from a common ancestorExamples: "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"Synonyms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept

5. a person having kinship with another or othersExamples: "he's kin"; "he's family"Synonyms: family, kin, kinsperson

6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more generaExamples: "sharks belong to the fish family"Synonyms: family