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.

   “Our family lives in town.”

2. An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.

   “1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America”

3. A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.

   “Our company is one big happy family.”

Synonyms: flesh and blood, kin, kinfolk

adjective

1. Suitable for children and adults.

   “It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant.”

2. Conservative, traditional.

   “The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.”

3. Homosexual.

   “I knew he was family when I first met him.”

noun

1. A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

Synonyms: family, family, member