1. (noun) family, household, house, home, menage
a social unit living together
Synonyms: category, domicile, crime syndicate, place, kinfolk, base, house, family line, business firm, fellowship, kin, kinsperson, theater, star sign, syndicate, family unit, sign, mansion, nursing home, home base, home plate, planetary house, household, habitation, family, sign of the zodiac, firm, theatre, abode, class, sept, home, phratry, menage, rest home, mob, plate, folk, kinsfolk, dwelling house, dwelling
2. (noun) family, family unit
primary social group; parents and children
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, family, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate
3. (noun) class, category, family
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, form, family unit, kinfolk, grade, division, family line, year, class, home, course of instruction, kinsfolk, course of study, family, social class, house, syndicate, crime syndicate, folk, socio-economic class, menage, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, stratum, course, category
4. (noun) family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
people descended from a common ancestor
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, ethnic music, class, home, category, kinsfolk, family, folks, tribe, common people, folk, household, fellowship, sept, folk music, kin, phratry, house, syndicate
5. (noun) kin, kinsperson, family
a person having kinship with another or others
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, phratry, kinfolk, kindred, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, kin group, family, syndicate, tribe, menage, kinship group, fellowship, sept, kin, clan, house, household, folk
6. (noun) family
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate
7. (noun) syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Synonyms: kinsfolk, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, folk, family line, pack, gang, pool, family unit, kinsperson, class, home, category, rabble, family, rout, house, consortium, ring, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, menage, syndicate
8. (noun) family, fellowship
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Synonyms: kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, family, companionship, company, society, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate
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Synonyms and Antonyms of family 
