Family
21family — [[t]fæ̱mɪli[/t]] ♦ families 1) N COUNT COLL A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children. There s room in there for a family of five... His family are completely behind him, whatever he… …
22family — 1) The modern conception of a human family as consisting of father and mother united in lifelong monogamy is alien to part of the OT. The founder of the nation, Abraham, had two wives (Gen. 16) but by the time of the monarchy polygamy, common in… …
23family — Historically, the family has been an extremely important institution in Spain, as one would expect in a society which for so long was traditional, Catholic and hierarchical. During the Franco regime, the family was enshrined in basic… …
24FAMILY — The basic constituent of Mesopotamian society was the patriarchal family. Administrative documents from the major sites recorded people’s names and affiliation, but it is still difficult to get a clear picture of the family sizes and patterns… …
25family — 1) a category next above subfamily and next below superfamily 2) an individual taxon of the category family , e.g. Carangidae. The family group is the assemblage of co ordinate categories superfamily, family, subfamily, and tribe (and which have… …
26family — I. noun (plural lies) Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant Date: 15th century 1. a group of individuals living under one roof and usually… …
27family — 1. noun /ˈfæməli/ a) A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family. Our family lives in town. b) A group of people related by blood …
28family — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. household; forefathers, children, descendants, lineage, family tree; clan, tribe, kindred; group, association, classification, class. See ancestry. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. kindred, familial,… …
29FAMILY — The family over time (the descent group or gentilicium) formed the essential building block of Etruscan social class. Study of human bones (e.g., from the Ferrone cemetery) suggests a high degree of marrying within a tight genetic group. More… …
30Family — (1) A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. (2) A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. (3) A group of genes related in structure… …
