noun · neutral
family
/ˈfæməli/FA·mi·ly
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A group of people related by blood or marriage, or living together as a unit.
Examples
“My family will come to visit next month.”
“In many cultures, family support is very important.”
“She comes from a large family with five siblings.”
Band 8 sentence
“I grew up in a close-knit family where we always ate dinner together and discussed our problems.”
Collocations
- close family
- nuclear family
- extended family
Word family
family nounfamilial adjectivefamily-oriented adjective
Common mistakes
many family→many families
My family are five people.→My family consists of five people.
Say it for a higher band
5home→6household→7+family
Synonyms
household
Easily confused
household
“The household income was barely enough to cover the bills.”
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