family
The meaning (definition) of the word family
a group of people related to each other
The word family used in a sentence
“My whole family sits together for dinner.”
Words that mean the same as family (synonyms)
relatives
The plural of the word family
families
How the word family is said around the world
| French | famille (fah-MEEY) |
| Spanish | familia (fah-MEEL-yah) |
| Mandarin | 家庭 (jyah teeng) |
| Hindi | परिवार (puh-ri-VAHR) |
| Arabic | أُسْرَة (OOS-raht) |
| Russian | семья (syeemy-AH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | família (fuh-MEEL-yuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | família (fa-MEEL-ya) |
| Japanese | 家族 (kah-ZOH-ku) |
| German | Familie (fah-MEE-li-uh) |
| Urdu | خاندان (KHAHN-dahn) |
| Punjabi | ਪਰਿਵਾਰ (puh-ri-VAHR) |
| Korean | 가족 (gah-JOHG) |
| Hebrew | מִשׁפָּחָה (meesh-PAH-khah) |
| Greek | οικογένεια (ee-koh-YAY-nyah) |
| Dutch | familie (fah-MEE-lee) |
| Tagalog | pamilya (pah-MEEL-yah) |
| Vietnamese | gia đình (zah deeny) |
| Turkish | aile (EYE-le) |
| Persian | خانواده (khah-nay-VAH-day) |
| Polish | rodzina (raw-JEE-nah) |
| Ukrainian | сім'я (SEEM-yah) |
| Bengali | পরিবার (POH-ree-bahr) |
| Swedish | familj (fah-MILY) |
| Italian | famiglia (fah-MEE-lyah) |
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