• noun:   primary social group; parents and children

  Example: "He wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

• noun:   people descended from a common ancestor

  Example: "His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

• noun:   a social unit living together

  Example: "He moved his family to Virginia"

• noun:   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

  Example: "Sharks belong to the fish family"

• noun:   an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

  Example: "The message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"

• noun:   a collection of things sharing a common attribute
• noun:   a person having kinship with another or others

  Example: "He's family"

• noun:   a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

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