FAMILIES Synonyms

• people descended from a common ancestor

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• group of people related by blood or marriage

• a movement downward

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• the act of changing your location in a downward direction

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• a downward slope or bend

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• your parents

• people in general (often used in the plural)

• group of people related by blood or marriage

• similar in quality or character

• related by blood or marriage

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• a federation (as of American Indians)

• (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

• group of people related by blood or marriage

• estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

• a person related by blood or marriage

• an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

• properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

• the state of being with someone

• money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research

• people in general (often used in the plural)

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• people descended from a common ancestor

• the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

• used of your own ground

• relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

• where you live at a particular time

• housing that someone is living in

• the country or state or city where you live

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

• place where something began and flourished

• an environment offering affection and security

• a social unit living together

• an institution where people are cared for

• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

• on or to the point aimed at

• to the fullest extent; to the heart

• inside the country

• provide with, or send to, a home

• return home accurately from a long distance

• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

• the members of a religious community living together

• the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema

• an official assembly having legislative powers

• aristocratic family line

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• the management of a gambling house or casino

• a social unit living together

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• a building in which something is sheltered or located

• contain or cover

• provide someone with accomodation

• a social unit living together

• a person having kinship with another or others