familial

fa·mil·ial

adj \fə-ˈmil-yəl, -ˈmi-lē-əl\

Definition of FAMILIAL

1

: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone <a familial disorder>

2

: of, relating to, or suggestive of a family <has familial ties to the area> <a familial atmosphere>

Examples of FAMILIAL

1. The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
2. <it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together>

Origin of FAMILIAL

French, from Latin familia

First Known Use: circa 1900

Related to FAMILIAL

Synonyms: domestic, household

Antonyms: nondomestic, nonfamilial

Related Words: homelike, homely, homey (also homy); residential

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Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

Rhymes with FAMILIAL

unfilial