Political and social beliefs that hold the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society.

(genetics) A group of closely related genes that make similar gene products.

The family of the President of the United States. / (by extension) The immediate family of a political chief executive.

plural of family tree

(idiomatic) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

plural of family room

A comfortable room in a dwelling, for frequent leisure use.

(Christianity) Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and Joseph.

(informal) Synonym of family man

A meal eaten together by the members of a family. / The meal served to the kitchen staff of a restaurant before it opens to the public.