[ˈfam(ɪ)li], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of one or two parents and their child or children living together as a unit
(e.g: the family lived in a large house with a lot of land)

- all the descendants of a common ancestor
(e.g: the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years)

- a group of related things
(e.g: all manuscripts that share this reading constitute a family)


Phrases:
- in the family way
- sell the family silver

Origin:
late Middle English (in family; also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’

[ˈfam(ɪ)li], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- designed to be suitable for children as well as adults
(e.g: a family newspaper)


Phrases:
- in the family way
- sell the family silver

Origin:
late Middle English (in family; also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’