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Meaning of family

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  family
      n 1: 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" [syn: {family}, {household},
           {house}, {home}, {menage}]
      2: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to
         have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family},
         {family unit}]
      3: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are
         two classes of detergents" [syn: {class}, {category},
         {family}]
      4: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
         lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family},
         {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept},
         {phratry}]
      5: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin";
         "he's family" [syn: {kin}, {kinsperson}, {family}]
      6: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
         "sharks belong to the fish family"
      7: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
         criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate},
         {mob}, {family}]
      8: 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" [syn: {family},
         {fellowship}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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