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Main Entry:: ¹fam·i·ly
Pronunciation:: \ˈfam-lē, ˈfa-mə-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural fam·i·lies
Etymology:: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant
Date:: 15th century

1: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : household2 a: a group of persons of common ancestry : clan b: a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : race3 a: a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation : fellowship b: the staff of a high official (as the President)4: a group of things related by common characteristics: as a: a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds b: a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classification c: a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language 5 a: the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children ; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family <a single-parent family> b: spouse and children <want to spend more time with my family>6 a: a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera bin livestock breeding (1): the descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female (2): an identifiable strain within a breed7: a set of curves or surfaces whose equations differ only in parameters8: a unit of a crime syndicate (as the Mafia) operating within a geographic area

— fam·i·ly·hood

\-ˌhu̇d\ noun

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