FluentPlex

family

/ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ adjective C2
  1. Suitable for children and adults. · It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant.· Some animated movies are not just for kids, they are family movies.
  2. Homosexual. (slang) · I knew he was family when I first met him.
+ Save to review

From the library

The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 11 · B2
You know I never had tea at a manse before, and I’m not sure that I know all the rules of etiquette, although I’ve been studying the rules given in the Etiquette Department of the Family Herald ever since I came here.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 169 · C1
Our family always _hated_ cats: nasty, low, vulgar things!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 14 · B2
The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
The Jungle Book, p. 65 · B2

Other matches

Learn family in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.