family unit
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
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | familial |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | child |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | parent |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | sib |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | kin group |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mates |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | married couple |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Bronte sisters |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Marx Brothers |