Synonym: group, household, kin. Similar words: familiar, be familiar with, happily, heavily, readily, amid, jauntily, steadily. Meaning: ['fæməlɪ] n. 1. a social unit living together 2. primary social group; parents and children 3. people descended from a common ancestor 4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute 5. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities 6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera 7. a person having kinship with another or others 8. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
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151 The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great - grandmother .
152 I have received a private commission to paint the prince's family.
153 They flagged down a passing family who stopped to help them.
154 The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery.
155 He was worried by all the cares of the family.
156 She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family.
157 He left government to devote more time to his family.
158 Please extend my wishes of good luck to your family.
159 The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
160 Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants.
161 Her family began to scour the countryside for a suitable house.
162 He lost his job and didn't know how to keep his family going.
163 We are a very close-knit family and support each other through any crises.
164 Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents' house for our annual Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.
165 The family owns a large estate in the north of the country.
166 He was heroized by his family after he made a television address.
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167 I had lived two doors away from this family for several years.
168 Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs.
169 That guy is a discredit to his family and relatives and friends.
170 Pessimist tells us that the family as we know it is doom.
171 When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.
172 She won acceptance by the King family only through extraordinary diligence.
173 It is commonly asserted that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
174 I was the seventh child in a family of 11.
175 family and friends are hidden treasures. seek them and enjoy the riches.
176 The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children.
177 The family is shaping excellent personality life textbook, is to stimulate the spirit of power source, is the emotional rain nourishes the soul.
178 I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming.
179 You're old enough to get a job and stop mooching off your family.
180 His principal reason for making the journey was to visit his family.