family

A noun referring to a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a group of related things.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее группу людей, связанных кровью, браком или усыновлением, или группу связанных вещей.esSustantivo que designa a un grupo de personas unidas por lazos de sangre, matrimonio o adopción, o a un conjunto de cosas relacionadas entre sí.frNom désignant un groupe de personnes liées par le sang, le mariage ou l'adoption, ou un ensemble de choses apparentées.deSubstantiv, das eine Gruppe von Menschen bezeichnet, die durch Blutsverwandtschaft, Heirat oder Adoption verbunden sind, oder eine Gruppe zusammengehöriger Dinge.ptSubstantivo que designa um grupo de pessoas ligadas por parentesco, casamento ou adoção, ou um grupo de coisas relacionadas.zh名词，指由血缘、婚姻或收养关系联系在一起的一群人，也指一类相关的事物。arاسم يشير إلى مجموعة من الأشخاص تربطهم صلة الدم أو الزواج أو التبني، أو إلى مجموعة من الأشياء المترابطة.

1. Group of relatives A1 formal

   A group consisting of parents and their children, or a group of people related by blood or marriage.

   • She comes from a large family.
   • My family lives in the countryside.
   • We had dinner with the whole family last night.

   ruСемьяesFamiliafrFamille (groupe de parents et enfants)deFamilieptFamíliazh家庭arالأسرة

   Synonyme: clanhouseholdkinkindredkinsfolk

2. Group sharing characteristics B1 formal

   A group of people or things that share similar characteristics or belong to the same category.

   • The cat belongs to the feline family.
   • All these languages belong to the Indo-European family.
   • The brass family includes trumpets and trombones.

   ruГруппа с общими характеристикамиesfamilia (grupo con características comunes)frFamille (groupe partageant des caractéristiques)deGruppe mit gemeinsamen MerkmalenptGrupo com características comunszh具有共同特征的群体arمجموعة تشترك في خصائص

   Synonyme: breedcategoryclassgenusgroupkindsortspeciestypevariety

3. Close-knit group B1 informal

   A group of people who live or work together and are considered like family.

   • The team has become like a family after years together.
   • We're all family here at the company.
   • My closest friends are like family to me.

   ruБлизкий кругesgrupo unidofrgroupe soudédeEnger KreisptCírculo próximozh亲密团体arالدائرة المقربة

   Synonyme: brotherhoodcircleclancommunityfoldkinsisterhoodtribe

• families plural form
• families' possessive plural form
• family's possessive singular form