A group consisting of parents and their children living together as a unit. Every Sunday, the family gathers for a big dinner.
All the descendants of a common ancestor. She traced her family back to the 18th century.
A group of people related by blood or marriage. He invited his extended family to the wedding.
A group of related things or people. The cat family includes lions and tigers.
A group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order. The rose family includes many flowering plants.
A group of related languages that are believed to have descended from a common ancestral language. English belongs to the Germanic language family.