family

family
fam|i|ly
W1S1 [ˈfæməli] n plural families
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1¦(closely related group)¦
2¦(all your relations)¦
3¦(children)¦
4 family size/pack etc
5¦(group of animals/things)¦
6 she's/he's family
7 in the family way
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[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: familia 'people living in a house', from famulus 'servant']
1.) ¦(CLOSELY RELATED GROUP)¦
a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children
▪ Do you know the family next door?
▪ The Webb family still has its farm over there.
[also + plural verb] BrE
▪ The family now live in London.
▪ The whole family had caught colds.
▪ For younger members of the family, there is an outdoor play area.
▪ This house isn't big enough for a family of seven .
▪ My family has always been close .
▪ Is there a history of heart disease in your immediate family ?
▪ He lost contact with his extended family .
▪ the traditional nuclear family
▪ children living in a one-parent family
▪ The Royal Family must now rethink its attitude to marriage.
▪ the break-up of the family unit
2.) ¦(ALL YOUR RELATIONS)¦ [C,U also + plural verb British English]
all the people you are related to, including those who are now dead
▪ I'm moving to Detroit because I have some family there.
▪ My family come from Scotland originally.
in sb's family
▪ That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.
▪ Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family) .
3.) ¦(CHILDREN)¦
children
▪ Couples with young families wouldn't want to live here.
▪ They're getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.
bring up/raise a family
▪ the problems of bringing up a family on a very low income
4.) family size/pack etc
a container or package containing a large amount of a product
5.) ¦(GROUP OF ANIMALS/THINGS)¦ technical
a group of related animals, plants, languages etc
the cat/parrot/squirrel etc family
▪ The cat family includes lions and tigers.
▪ Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.
6.) she's/he's family informal
used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to you
7.) in the family way
old-fashioned ↑pregnant
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
the whole family/all the family
member of a family/family member
a family of three/four/five etc
a close/close-knit family (=a family whose members have a close relationship)
immediate family (=closest relations)
nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children)
family background (=the sort of family someone comes from)
one-parent family/single-parent family
the Royal Family (=the King or Queen and their family)
family home/car/holiday etc
a family film/show etc (=that is suitable for children as well as adults)
family life
family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)
family gathering (=when members of a family who do not live together arrange to meet)
family unit
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