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