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Family ˈfæməli Adjective Bre Life Background Ties/Connections Tradition

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WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfæməli / NAmE / ˈfæməli /
Example
  • family life
  • your family background
  • family ties/connections
  • it's a family tradition.
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family

(adjective)BrE / ˈfæməli / NAmE / ˈfæməli /
  1. connected with the family or a particular family
    • family life
    • your family background
    • family ties/connections
    • It's a family tradition.
  2. owned by a family
    • a family business
    • the family car
  3. suitable for all members of a family, both adults and children
    • a family show
    • family entertainment

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in sense (3); also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.
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