Noun

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