familia
Borrowed kinship term
Familia is Spanish for family, borrowed into English in contexts emphasizing Latino culture or close-knit bonds: La familia comes first.
It often carries warmer, more expansive connotations than the English word—suggesting not just blood relatives but anyone treated as family.
In some uses it signals cultural identity or solidarity.
Those connected by blood
- parentsMother and father
- siblingsFellow offspring
- childrenYoung human beings
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
grandparents · grandchildren · nephews · nieces · ancestors · descendants · kinfolk · bloodline
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- genealogyStudy of family descent
legacy · heirlooms · folklore · culture · ethnicity · history · generations · lineage
Social group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- houseResidential building
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
network · community · circle · alliance · fellowship · dynasty · mafia · cartel
Taxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- classGrouping by shared traits
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
phylum · classification · nomenclature · categorization · hierarchy · taxon · cladistics · subclass
Intense fond attachment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- trustConfidence in another
- unityWholeness through cohesion
support · closeness · togetherness · devotion · commitment · nurture · solidarity · companionship
relatives
Those connected by blood
cousins · grandparents · grandchildren · nephews · nieces · ancestors · descendants · kinfolk · bloodline · consanguinity
ancestry
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
genealogy · legacy · heirlooms · folklore · culture · ethnicity · history · generations · lineage · pedigree
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- houseResidential building
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · network · community · circle · alliance · fellowship · dynasty · mafia · cartel · patriarchy
genus
Taxonomic rank above species
kingdom · phylum · classification · nomenclature · categorization · hierarchy · taxon · cladistics · subclass · subfamily
love
Intense fond attachment
unity · support · closeness · togetherness · devotion · commitment · nurture · solidarity · companionship · understanding
familiastrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · acquaintances · enemies · foreigners · foes
familiaindividual
One separate human being
loner · lone wolf · hermit · recluse · single person
- family treeChart of ancestors
- family reunionGathering of relatives
- family photoImage of relatives together
- family memberPerson connected by blood
- crime familyCriminal organization by kinship
- family lifeShared household existence
family, familiar, unfamiliar, familiarity, families, familial, familiarize, unfamiliarity, familiarly