Definition of FAMILIA

familia

Plural: familiae

Noun

  • A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.
  • The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin familia (“family”). Doublet of family.

Scrabble Score: 0

familia: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
familia: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
familia: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

familia: valid Words With Friends Word