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family (noun)
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
Our family lives in town.

family (noun)
An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.

family (noun)
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
Crime family, Mafia family.
This is my fraternity family at the university.
Our company is one big happy family.

family (noun)
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.
Doliracetam is a drug from the racetam family.

family (noun)
Used attributively.
The dog was kept as a family pet.
For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.

family (adjective)
Suitable for children and adults.
It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant.
Some animated movies are not just for kids, they are family movies.

family (adjective)
Conservative, traditional.

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January 24, 2019

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