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

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

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

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

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

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

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