family unit

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