Definition of FAMILIES

families

Noun

  • a social unit living together
  • primary social group; parents and children
  • a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  • people descended from a common ancestor
  • a person having kinship with another or others
  • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
  • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
  • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
  • plural of family

Synonyms

category, class, crime syndicate, family, family line, family unit, fellowship, folk, home, house, household, kin, kinfolk, kinsfolk, kinsperson, menage, mob, phratry, sept, syndicate

Scrabble Score: 13

families: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
families: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
families: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

families: valid Words With Friends Word