family
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a social unit living together
he moved his family to Virginia
Types & categories
- social unit hypernym
- broken home hyponym
- nuclear family hyponym
- extended family hyponym
- foster family hyponym
- foster home hyponym
- menage a trois hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
primary social group; parents and children
he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
Types & categories
- kin group hypernym
- mates hyponym
- married couple hyponym
- Bronte sisters instance hyponym
- Marx Brothers instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- familial derivation
Sense 3 noun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
there are two classes of detergents
Types & categories
- collection hypernym
- grammatical category hyponym
- substitution class hyponym
- brass family hyponym
- violin family hyponym
- woodwind family hyponym
- stamp hyponym
- sex hyponym
- declension hyponym
- conjugation hyponym
- denomination hyponym
- histocompatibility complex hyponym
Parts & wholes
- superphylum member meronym
Related & opposite
- class derivation
- categorize derivation
- classify derivation
- categorial derivation
- categoric derivation
Sense 4 noun
people descended from a common ancestor
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Types & categories
Sense 5 noun
a person having kinship with another or others
he's kin
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- family relationship derivation
- hereditary derivation
- akinp derivation
Sense 6 noun
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
sharks belong to the fish family
Types & categories
- taxonomic group hypernym
- Filoviridae hyponym
- bacteria family hyponym
- protoctist family hyponym
- Endamoebidae hyponym
- fish family hyponym
- chordate family hyponym
- bird family hyponym
- amphibian family hyponym
- reptile family hyponym
- arthropod family hyponym
- mammal family hyponym
- coelenterate family hyponym
- ctenophore family hyponym
- worm family hyponym
- mollusk family hyponym
- Panorpidae hyponym
- Bittacidae hyponym
- echinoderm family hyponym
- form family hyponym
- moss family hyponym
- monocot family hyponym
- dicot family hyponym
- fungus family hyponym
- plant family hyponym
- fern family hyponym
Parts & wholes
- order member holonym
- Bunyaviridae member meronym
- Togaviridae member meronym
- Flaviviridae member meronym
- Arenaviridae member meronym
- Rhabdoviridae member meronym
- Reoviridae member meronym
- subfamily member meronym
- tribe member meronym
- genus member meronym
Related & opposite
- biology domain topic
Sense 7 noun
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Types & categories
- organized crime hypernym
- Mafia hyponym
Related & opposite
- gangster derivation
Sense 8 noun
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family
Types & categories
- association hypernym
- koinonia hyponym
Related & opposite
- confrere derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | homeowner |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | home |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social unit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | broken home |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuclear family |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extended family |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster family |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster home |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | menage a trois |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | familial |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | child |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | parent |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | sib |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | kin group |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mates |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | married couple |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Bronte sisters |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Marx Brothers |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | class |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | categorize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | classify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | categorial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | categoric |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | superphylum |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | collection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grammatical category |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | substitution class |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | brass family |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | violin family |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | woodwind family |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stamp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sex |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | declension |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjugation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | denomination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | histocompatibility complex |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ancestry |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | people |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | homefolk |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | house |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dynasty |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gens |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | family relationship |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hereditary |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | akinp |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | relative |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | affine |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 6 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | order |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Bunyaviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Togaviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Flaviviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Arenaviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Rhabdoviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Reoviridae |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | subfamily |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | tribe |
| 6 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | genus |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | taxonomic group |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | Filoviridae |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bacteria family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | protoctist family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | Endamoebidae |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fish family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | chordate family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bird family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | amphibian family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reptile family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | arthropod family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | mammal family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | coelenterate family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ctenophore family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | worm family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | mollusk family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | Panorpidae |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bittacidae |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | echinoderm family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | form family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | moss family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | monocot family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dicot family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fungus family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant family |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fern family |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | gangster |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | organized crime |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mafia |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrere |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | association |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | koinonia |