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Skip to content Family.blog Get your subdomain of family.blog Menu » Start your Family.blog Jetpack home family from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children. n. Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place. n. All the members of a household under one roof. n. A group of persons sharing common ancestry. See Usage Note at collective noun. n. Lineage, especially distinguished lineage. n. A locally independent organized crime unit, as of the Cosa Nostra. n. A group of like things; a class. n. A group of individuals derived from a common stock: the family of human beings. n. Biology A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera. See Table at taxonomy. n. Linguistics A group of languages descended from the same parent language, such as the Indo-European language family. n. Mathematics A set of functions or surfaces that can be generated by varying the parameters of a general equation. n. Chemistry A group of elements with similar chemical properties. n. Chemistry A vertical column in the periodic table of elements. adj. Of or having to do with a family: family problems. adj. Being suitable for a family: family movies. Definition via Wordnik Site by Automattic Design Share this: Twitter Facebook Start your Family.blog Blog at WordPress.com....