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/ˈfæm(ə)li/ 
| singular | family |
| plural | families |
- 1[countable] a group of people who live together and are related to one another, usually consisting of parents and children
A family with two children lives next door.
Is the Watson family going to be there?
He grew up in a large middle-class family.
single-parent/two-parent family:Single-parent families are increasingly common.
a family of four/five etc.:The tent is big enough for a family of six.
- a.[countable] a group of people who are all related to one another, including dead members of the group
Does your family have any history of heart disease?
She did not want the property to go to anyone outside the family.
be in someone’s/the family (=belong to that family):The boatyard had been in his family for four generations.
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in the family way
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