n. Function: noun
1 a group of persons of or regarded as of common ancestry FF1C; traditionally all people belong to the family of Noah FF1E;
Synonyms: clan, folk, house, kin, kindred, lineage, race, stock, tribe
Related Words: brood, dynasty, line, stirp, strain; issue, offspring, progeny
Idioms: kith and kin, one's own flesh and blood
2 a group of usually related persons living in one house and under one head FF1C; was the only child in her family FF1E;
Synonyms: folks, house, household, ménage