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query
When people talk about a f_____, they sometimes mean children.When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.
They decided to start a family.
...couples with large families.
word family
full-definition
noun
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 decides.
To him the family is the core of society.
Does he have any family?
When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.
They decided to start a family.
...couples with large families.
When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors.
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
...homes where their families had lived for generations.
...the history of mental illness in the family.
A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.
...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.
adjective
You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.
He returned to the family home.
I was working in the family business.
You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.
It had been designed as a family house.
A wedding is a family event.
inflections families
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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