family

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a social unit living together
  2. noun primary social group; parents and children
  3. noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Etymology

From Late Middle English famylye, from Latin familia (“a household”). Displaced native Old English hīred. Doublet of familia.

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Synonyms

household, house, home, menage

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