LEARNit Dictionary

family

noun

a group consisting of one or two parents and their children

خانواده, اهل خانواده

see also blended family, nuclear family

a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations

خانواده, بستگان نزدیک, اعضای خانواده

All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.

The support of family and friends is vital.

We've only told the immediate family.

the royal family

I always think of you as one of the family.

There are a lot of girls in our family.

Nobody outside his family knew that he had a daughter.

We all knew her so well that we felt she was almost part of the family.

(informal)She's family .

We have family in France.

see also extended family, first family, joint family, the royal family

all the people who are related to each other, including those who are now dead

خانواده, خویشاوندان, تبار, اقوام

Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.

This painting has been in our family for generations.

He belonged to an aristocratic family.

She is of Muslim heritage on her father's side of the family.

a couple’s or a person’s children, especially young children

بچه‌ها, اطفال, فرزندان, کودکان

They have a large family.

I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.

Do they plan to start a family?

This is a wonderful place to raise a family.

She brought up a family of six children on her own.

She chose to stop work to have a family.

a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than an order and larger than a genus

تیره

Lions belong to the cat family.

This bird is a member of the crow family.

Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants.

a group of related languages

خانواده زبانی, دسته زبانی

the Germanic family of languages