Hyphenation of family

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word family? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

fam-i-ly

Definitions of family:

1.
A social unit living together
He moved his family to Virginia It was a good Christian household I waited until the whole house was asleep The teacher asked how many people made up his home
2.
Primary social group
Parents and children He wanted to have a good job before starting a family
3.
A collection of things sharing a common attribute
There are two classes of detergents
4.
People descended from a common ancestor
His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
5.
A person having kinship with another or others
He's kin He's family
6.
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
Sharks belong to the fish family
7.
A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
8.
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 The church welcomed new members into its fellowship

Synonyms of family:

noun household, house, home, menage, unit, social unit
nounfamily unit, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
nounfamily line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
noun class, category, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
noun fellowship, association
nountaxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
noun kin, kinsperson, relative, relation
noun syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, organized crime, gangland, gangdom

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