family

A social unit living together.

“he moved his family to Virginia”

“the family refused to accept his will”

People descended from a common ancestor.

“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.

A person having kinship with another or others.

“he's family”

An association of people who share common beliefs or activities.

“the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family”

A collection of things sharing a common attribute.

Primary social group; parents and children.

“he wanted to have a good job before starting a family”

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.

“sharks belong to the fish family”