family
Your closest relatives
The core meaning of family is a group of first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) living together.
In relation to people and sometimes other animals, this meaning is expanded to include more distant relatives or people who are related by law rather than genetics (step relations, adoptees, and the like).
The concept of family is conveniently applied to many other things that appear to share relations in the same hierarchical structure as human families: This stage of development is governed by a family of proteins unique to reptiles. What family do cottonwood trees belong to?
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
pedigree · descent · bloodline · dynasty · lineage · clan · origin · history
Fellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- uncleMale family elder
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
nephew · niece · grandparents · grandchildren · brother · sister · in-laws · stepfather
Attending to dependents
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- bondingForming close connections
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- protectionGuarding against harm
fostering · nourishment · love · affection · encouragement · discipline · raising · mentoring
One's personal residence
- dwellingPlace of residence
- hearthFireplace floor area
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- domesticityLife centered around home
nest · dinner table · roof · living space · chores · meals · traditions · rituals
Underlying support structure
- trustConfidence in another
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- societyOrganized communal human existence
organization · establishment · firm · business · syndicate · mafia · cartel · enterprise
Taxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- classGrouping by shared traits
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
phylum · domain · classification · hierarchy · nomenclature · taxon · subclass · subdivision
genealogy
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
forebears · pedigree · descent · bloodline · dynasty · lineage · clan · origin · history · predecessors
siblings
Fellow offspring
aunt · nephew · niece · grandparents · grandchildren · brother · sister · in-laws · stepfather · stepmother
father
Male parent
mom · child · son · daughter · baby · infant · kids · children · fatherhood · motherhood
caregiving
Attending to dependents
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- bondingForming close connections
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
protection · fostering · nourishment · love · affection · encouragement · discipline · raising · mentoring · support
home
One's personal residence
domesticity · nest · dinner table · roof · living space · chores · meals · traditions · rituals · gatherings
foundation
Underlying support structure
- trustConfidence in another
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
society · organization · establishment · firm · business · syndicate · mafia · cartel · enterprise · network
genus
Taxonomic rank above species
kingdom · phylum · domain · classification · hierarchy · nomenclature · taxon · subclass · subdivision · categorization
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- Human Experienceslove, death, birth, joy, sorrow
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, friend, flirting, closeness
- relazioni umanefriendship, love, marriage, romance, trust
- social lifefriend, group, relationship, community, acquaintance
familystrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · non-relatives · friends · acquaintances · colleagues
familypublic
Available to all
state · government · society · institution · corporation
- 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
familiar, family tree, unfamiliar, familiarity, families, familial, familiarize, unfamiliarity, familiarly