famille
Relatives in Paris
Famille is the French word for family, appearing in English primarily in the phrase en famille—with one's family or in a domestic, informal setting: We dined en famille rather than at a restaurant.
The term also appears in descriptions of Chinese porcelain decorated with certain color palettes: famille rose, famille verte, famille jaune.
One's personal residence
- hearthFireplace floor area
- dwellingPlace of residence
- domesticityLife centered around home
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
nest · residence · shelter · homestead · living space · roof · dinner table · gathering
Intense fond attachment
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- belongingState of fitting in
- closenessState of proximity
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
loyalty · devotion · nurturing · care · protection · unity · solidarity · trust
home
One's personal residence
- hearthFireplace floor area
- dwellingPlace of residence
- domesticityLife centered around home
cohabitation · nest · residence · shelter · homestead · living space · roof · dinner table · gathering · togetherness
love
Intense fond attachment
affinity · loyalty · devotion · nurturing · care · protection · unity · solidarity · trust · connection
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
lineage · descent · pedigree · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · dynasty · roots · origin · predecessors
parents
Mother and father
grandparents · aunts · uncles · nephews · nieces · in-laws · kinfolk · kin · relations · stepfamily
familleindividual
One separate human being
solitude · solitaire · loner · single person · self
- 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, familiarized, familiarizing