family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/familynoun(SOCIAL GROUP)
A1[CorU+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofpeoplewho arerelatedto each other, such as amother, afather, andtheirchildren:
家，家庭A new family has/havemovedin nextdoor.隔壁新搬来一户人家。
I come from alargefamily - I have threebrothersand twosisters.我来自一个大家庭，有三个兄弟，两个姐妹。
He doesn't have any family.他没有任何亲人。
He's American but his family(=relativesin the past)come/comes from Ireland.他是美国人，但他的祖籍是爱尔兰。
Thismovieis good familyentertainment(= something that can beenjoyedbyparentsandchildrentogether).这部电影是很棒的家庭娱乐片。
How do you like familylife(= beingmarried, havingchildren, etc.)?你对家庭生活还满意吗？
B1[Cusually singular,U+ sing/pl verb]
thechildrenof a family:
子女Women shouldn't have tochoosebetweencareerand family(= havingchildren).在事业与家庭之间，女人不应该只能选择其一。
Paul and Ana arehopingtostarta family(= havechildren)soon.保罗和安娜期待着不久能生个小孩。
Mydaddiedwhen we weresmallso mymumraisedthe family on her own.我们很小的时候爸爸就去世了，因此是妈妈一个人拉扯大了孩子。
your child
- childWe have three children, two girls and a boy.
- sonMy son is getting married in the spring.
- daughterHer daughter works for a multinational in the Netherlands.
- kidMy two kids are both grown up now.
- offspringI'm sure you'll be relieved once your offspring grow up and leave home.
- broodMy sister descended on me with her brood of five.
[CorU+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofpeoplewhocareabout each other because they have acloserelationshiporsharedinterests:
Sinceourtimeatschoolwe have come toregardeach other as family.
His newemployerswelcomedhim intotheircorporatefamily.
We mustworktogether tocombattheissuesaffectingourAfricanfamily.
[C,+ sing/pl verb]
apairofadultanimalsandtheirbabies:
一窝（动物）We've got a familyofsquirrelslivinginourgarden.我们的花园里住着一窝松鼠。
- Peter'ssuccessatcollegedelightedhis family.
- Hereadherletteraloudto therestof the family.
- Shevaluesherjobabove her family.
- There werescenesofgreatjoyas thehostageswere re-united withtheirfamilies.
- Several families take inforeignstudents.
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- grand-nephew
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- loved one
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
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Groups of people
Animal groupings
familynoun(BIOLOGICAL GROUP)
[C]biologyspecialized
alargegroupofrelatedtypesofanimalorplant:
（动植物的）科Thelionis amemberof thecatfamily.狮子属猫科。
Plantcropsfrom the same familyclosetogether.
- Pecans come from the same family as thehickory.
- Cabbage,cauliflower,broccoliand brusselsproutsare all in the brassica family.
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biota
- biped
- esculent
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
- undomesticated
familynoun(SIMILAR THINGS)
agroupof things that arerelatedor havesimilarqualities:
Phthalates are a familyofchemicalsused in makingplastics.
Dishes andspoonsare not usuallyclassifiedasartworks, andyetseemtobelongto thesamefamily.
Thebusinessplanisgroupedbyproductfamily.
- Hydrotherapy refers to a family oftherapiesthattreatconditionsusingwater.
- Theresearchdescribesa new family ofalgorithmsformanipulatingcompressedimages.
- This is one of a family ofproteinsthat cankillbacteriabyrupturingtheircellmembranes.
- Theconditionappearsto be in the same family ofdiseasesasparalyticpolioand MS.
- This is the mostsuccessfulnewproductfamily in the company'shistory.
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- firm
- homogeneity
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- regularity
- snap
- swing
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Groups and collections of things
Idiom
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