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The correct spelling is family.
How to pronounce family
/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
nounIPA: /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
Say it like: Fam-ilee
The correct spelling is family. A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family. For example: "Our family lives in town."
Usage Examples
“Our family lives in town.”
“1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America”
“Our company is one big happy family.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
- 2.An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
- 3.A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
- 4.Lineage, especially an honorable one
- 5.A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
adjective
- 1.Suitable for children and adults.
- 2.Conservative, traditional.
- 3.Homosexual.
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