family circle
Close relatives together
Family circle refers to one's close relatives considered as a group—immediate family and sometimes extended kin who form an intimate social unit.
The phrase emphasizes closeness and shared bonds: What happens in the family circle stays in the family circle.
In theaters, family circle denotes an upper balcony section, traditionally offering cheaper seats where families could afford to sit together.
Those connected by blood
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
ancestors · descendants · siblings · parents · children · grandparents · cousins · nephews
Raised exterior platform
- upper balconyElevated theater seating area
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- cheap seatsLowest-priced arena tickets
nosebleeds · upper tier · seating · box office · ticket · theater · auditorium · loge
relatives
Those connected by blood
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- lineageDescent from progenitors
bloodline · ancestors · descendants · siblings · parents · children · grandparents · cousins · nephews · nieces
balcony
Raised exterior platform
- upper balconyElevated theater seating area
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
cheap seats · nosebleeds · upper tier · seating · box office · ticket · theater · auditorium · loge · stalls
family circlestrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · perfect strangers · acquaintances · passersby · foreigners
family circleorchestra seats
Ground-level concert hall seating
front row · orchestra pit · stalls · box seats · ground floor
family circleoutsiders
Those not belonging
non-members · persona non grata · black sheep · outcasts · pariahs
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