Definition of family

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Family (v. t.) Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family..

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Goodman :: Goodman (n.) A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly.
Toadflax :: Toadflax (n.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted..
Meiny :: Meiny (n.) A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train..
Glasswort :: Glasswort (n.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap..
Lumbricoid :: Lumbricoid (a.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidae..
Affiliate :: Affiliate (v. t.) To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally..
Gopher :: Gopher (n.) One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan..
Kinsman :: Kinsman (n.) A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
Piprine :: Piprine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pipras, or the family Pipridae..
Family :: Family (v. t.) A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family..
Actinia :: Actinia (n.) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]..
Kinsfolk :: Kinsfolk (n.) Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely or closely related families.
Notidanian :: Notidanian (n.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark..
Xiphioid :: Xiphioid (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae..
Extraction :: Extraction (n.) Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.
Bark Beetle :: Bark beetle () A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage..
Solenacean :: Solenacean (n.) Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family Solenidae.
Spinal :: Spinage (n.) A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family.
Taglioni :: Taglioni (n.) A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers..
Murenoid :: Murenoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the genus Muraena, or family Muraenidae..
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