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family unit

DEFINITIONS OF: family unit

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n primary social group; parents and children

Synonyms:
family
Examples:
Bronte sisters
a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels
Marx Brothers
a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
Types:
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couple, match, mates
a pair of people who live together
man and wife, marriage, married couple
two people who are married to each other
power couple
a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential
DINK
a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
mixed marriage
marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
Type of:
clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe
group of people related by blood or marriage
WORD FAMILY
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