familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl 
-ˈmi-lē-əl
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 in a Sentence
The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Native children also grow up in areas with higher rates of poverty, racial discrimination, and familial conflicts, according to a joint university study by researchers at the University of Toledo and New Mexico State University.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
This is the second familial fallout for Ball in 2025.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
No amount of nature, though, guarantees this level of familial athletic success.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familial. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: of, relating to, or typical of a family
Medical Definition
familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
compare acquired sense 1, congenital sense 2, hereditary
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