family /'fæmәli/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a social unit living together
• (n.) primary social group; parents and children
• (n.) people descended from a common ancestor

Chinese translation

• n. 家庭, 家人, 族
• a. 家庭的

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'fæmәli/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.66 · Common

Word forms

families

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