Word
family unit, n.
primary social group; parents and children
<noun.group>
freq. cnt.: 52
freq. cnt.: 52
family
family unit
sample sentences
"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
familial
semantic pointers
hypernym
clan, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, tribe
hyponym
couple, mates, match
marriage, married couple, man and wife
instance hyponym
Bronte sisters
Marx Brothers
member meronym
child, kid
parent
sibling, sib