noun
1 group of people related to each other
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , large
▪ entire , whole
▪
a summer movie for the whole ~
▪ close , close-knit
▪
We are a very close-knit ~ and support each other through any crises.
▪ happy , loving , supportive
▪ dysfunctional
▪
The movie is a portrait of a dysfunctional ~.
▪ nuclear , traditional
▪
the nuclear ~ of parents and children
▪ average
▪ immediate
▪
We've only told the immediate ~ (= the closest relations) .
▪ extended
▪
It was difficult to maintain contact with members of his extended ~.
▪ lone-parent ( BrE ), one-parent , single-parent
▪
the difficulties faced by one-parent families
▪ two-parent
▪ adoptive
▪
They help find emotionally damaged children placements with adoptive families.
▪ real
▪ patriarchal
▪ military
▪
She grew up in a military ~.
▪ working
▪ middle-class , working-class , etc.
▪ low-income , middle-income
▪ old
▪ aristocratic , imperial , noble , royal
▪ powerful , prominent
▪ affluent , landowning , rich , wealthy , well-to-do
▪ poor
▪
tax incentives for low-income families
▪ homeless
▪ bereaved
▪
a helpline set up to counsel bereaved families
▪ human
▪
the rights of all members of the human ~
VERB + FAMILY
▪ belong to , be one of , be part of , come from
▪
He belonged to an aristocratic ~.
▪
We all knew her so well that we felt she was almost part of the ~.
▪
Many of our students come from poor families.
▪ marry into
▪
She married into a wealthy ~.
▪ run in
▪
a medical condition which runs in the ~
▪ be in
▪
This painting has been in our ~ for generations.
FAMILY + NOUN
▪ background , history
▪
Do you know anything about her ~ background?
▪
a ~ history of heart disease
▪ tradition
▪
In 1941 he carried on the ~ tradition and enlisted in the army.
▪ connections , relationships , ties
▪
They prefer to stay in their home country because of ~ ties.
▪ group , member
▪ friend
▪ life
▪ business
▪ home
▪ commitments
▪
The job wouldn't really fit in with my ~ commitments.
▪ income
▪ doctor ( esp. BrE ), physician ( AmE )
▪ holiday ( BrE ), vacation ( AmE )
▪ feud
▪ heirloom
▪ motto
▪ name (= surname)
▪ planning
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
These problems occur in all families.
▪ within a/the ~
▪
issues which create conflict within the ~
PHRASES
▪ ~ and friends
▪
The support of ~ and friends is vital.
▪ a member of a ~
2 children
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ young
▪
parents with young families
VERB + FAMILY
▪ have
▪
I always wanted to have a large ~.
▪ start
▪
They got married last year and plan to start a ~ (= have children) soon.
▪ bring up , raise
▪
It's a struggle to bring up a ~ on a low income.
▪ feed , support
▪
It is difficult for them to earn enough to feed their families.
FAMILY + NOUN
▪ size
▪
Average ~ size has decreased since the 19th century.
▪ man
▪
a good ~ man, completely devoted to his wife and kids