Definitions for Families
fam·i·lies

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1. familiesnoun

   Plural form of family.

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1. families

   Family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of attachment, nurturance, and socialization.Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. The family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics. The word "families" can be used metaphorically to create more inclusive categories such as community, nationhood, and global village.

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1. Families

   of Family

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1. Families

   Families was a daytime soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. It followed two families; the Thompsons, based in Cheshire, England, and the Stevens, living in Sydney, Australia. It was produced and recorded at Studio 6 at Granada Studios in Manchester. The link in the storyline was businessman Mike Thompson, who walked out on his family on his birthday and flew to Australia to be with his true love Diana Stevens, whom he had left years earlier. Unbeknownst to Mike, Diana had given birth to his son Andrew and as complications ensued over the abrupt life changes for both families, Andrew travelled to England, where he met Mike’s daughter, Amanda, by his English wife Sue, and they fell in love, not realising that they were half-brother and sister. This plot line was somewhat similar to the opening storyline of the popular Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters which had successfully aired on ITV daytime since 1983. It was broadcast twice a week at 3.20pm with the first episode broadcast on 23 April 1990. Both episodes were also repeated on Thursday 10.40pm in the Granada TV region as part of Granada's "10.40-extra" strand. After two years, stories involving the Thompson and Stevens families—and the UK-Australian crossover angle—had run their course, with several characters either dead or left for pastures new. In their place came the wealthy Bannerman family, who were introduced during the summer of 1992, as they moved into the Thompsons' Cheshire mansion from a suburb of Manchester. In addition, some of the remaining Australian-based characters were re-located to England.

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1. familiesadjective

   Plural from of the noun family

   The families all gathered at the wedding and enjoyed the joy, unity and loving feelings

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 7, 2021  

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1. families

   Song lyrics by families -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by families on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Families' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1235

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Families' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1558

How to pronounce Families?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Families in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Families in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Families in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Families in a Sentence

1. Interim Superintendent Wayne N. Walters:

   So many Pittsburgh families were impacted by today's tragedy, a modified lockdown means that only people with scheduled appointments are permitted in or out of our buildings.

2. Matthias Doepke:

   All these companies now have to make this work, with families being at home and having these other responsibilities, it might be a culture shock that has implications on equality.

3. Richard Neal:

   The pandemic is driving families deeper and deeper into poverty, and it's devastating. We are making the Child Tax Credit more generous, more accessible, and by paying it out monthly, this money is going to be the difference in a roof over someone's head or food on their table.

4. Chief Paul Berardi:

   It's difficult when you live with somebody for 24 hours a day, and you're laughing and joking one minute and then something like this happens in the line of duty, what's good for their families to remember is that they did not die in vain.

5. John Minadakis:

   Business has in fact been affected by the recent events. Our online nationwide crab cake shipping orders have doubled. On-site business is up 30 percent, we have hard-working American citizens jumping on planes and flying to our family restaurant for lunch and dinner. I’ve met families from Montana, Memphis, Iowa, Florida, and everywhere in between!

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Families
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Families
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Families
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Families