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n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"

n. [any group of persons closely related by blood, such as parents, children, uncles etc., and living in the same period]

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family

n. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

class, category, family

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry

n. people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

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descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

offspring, progeny, issue

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

relations, dealings

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

home, place

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

mafia, maffia

n. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

classification, categorization, categorisation

n. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

taxonomy

n. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

ordering, order, ordination

n. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

system, scheme

n. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

n. group of people related by blood or marriage

people

n. members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry

n. people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

descendants, posterity

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

relations, dealings

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

home, place

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

house

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

n. group of people related by blood or marriage

kin, kinsperson, family

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

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