Family

Fam´i`ly

The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.

The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society.

The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society.

- H. Spencer.

Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family.

Go ! and pretend your family is young.

- Pope.

Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.

Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family.

A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family.

(Biol.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In Zoology a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order.

Family circle
See under Circle.

Family man
a -	A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him and dependent upon him.
b -	A man of domestic habits.

Family of curves
(Geom.) a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. - Mayhew.

In a family way
like one belonging to the family.

In the family way
pregnant. - Thackeray.

Noun	1.	family - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" Synonyms: household, menage, house, home
	2.	family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" Synonyms: family unit
	3.	family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" Synonyms: kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk
	4.	family - a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" Synonyms: category, class
	5.	family - an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" Synonyms: fellowship
	6.	family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
	7.	family - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" Synonyms: kin, kinsperson
	8.	family - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities Synonyms: crime syndicate, syndicate, mob

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