(law) A court convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, such as custody of children.

(countable) The method in which individuals are grouped together into families that live together. / (countable) A group of individuals who are related by blood and/or by marriage.

plural of family grouping

(slang, humorous) Empty seats at a theater, circus, etc., representing tickets that the venue failed to sell.

(dated, historical) A large, old-fashioned model of umbrella. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, roof.

plural of word family

(linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.

Synonym of parental leave

An adult female with a spouse and children to whose well-being she is dedicated.

plural of family reunion