English-Thai Dictionary
family
N ครอบครัว วงศ์ตระกูล เครือญาติ เครือญาติ สายเลือด สมาชิก ใน ครอบครัว ancestry kin relations krob-krua
family jewels
SL อัณ ฑะ aun-ta
family man
N ชาย ที่รัก ครอบครัว ชาย ที่ อุทิศตัว เพื่อ ครอบครัว chai-ti-rak-krob-krua
family name
N ชื่อสกุล นามสกุล แซ่ surname chue-sa-kun
family planning
N การ วางแผนครอบครัว kan-wang-paen-krob-krua
family tree
N แผนภูมิ แสดง ลำดับ เครือญาติ ของ วงศ์ตระกูล genealogy paen-pum-sa-daeng-lam-dab-kruea-yad-kong-wong-tra-kun
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FAMILY
n.[L. familia. ] 1. The collective body of persons who live in one house and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children and servants, and as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.
2. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe or race; kindred; lineage. Thus the Israelites were a branch of the family of Abraham; and the descendants of Reuben, of Manasseh, etc. , were called their families. The whole human race are the family of Adam, the human family.
3. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors.
Go and complain thy family is young.
4. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock. He is a man of family.
5. A collection or union of nations or states.
The states of Europe were, by the prevailing maxims of its policy, closely united in one family.
6. In popular language, an order, class or genus of animals or of other natural productions, having something in common, by which they are distinguished from others; as, quadrupeds constitute a family of animals, and we speak of the family or families of plants.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FAMILY
Fam "i *ly, n.; pl. Families. Etym: [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dhaman house, fr. dhato set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. Do, v. t., Doom, Fact, Feat. ]
1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.
2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society. The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society. H.Spencer.
3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family. Go! and pretennd your family is young. Pope.
4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.
5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family.
6. A groupe of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family.
7. (Biol.)
Defn: A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. Family circle. See under Circle. -- Family man. (a ) A man who has a family; esp. , one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him. (b ) A man of domestic habits. "The Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men. " Mayhew. -- Family of curves or surfaces (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. -- In a family way, like one belonging to the family. "Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks " Thackeray. -- In the family way, pregnant. [Colloq. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
family
fam i ly |ˈfam (ə )lē ˈfæm (ə )li | ▶noun ( pl. families ) 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. • a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage: friends and family can provide support. • the children of a person or couple: she has the sole responsibility for a large family. • a person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy: I could not turn him away, for he was family. • a group of people united in criminal activity. • Biology a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology ) or -aceae (in botany ). • a group of objects united by a significant shared characteristic. • Mathematics a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them. 2 all the descendants of a common ancestor: the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years. • a race or group of peoples from a common stock. • all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group: the Austronesian language family. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] designed to be suitable for children as well as adults: a family newspaper. PHRASES the (or one's ) family jewels informal a man's genitals. in the family way informal pregnant. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 of the noun ): from Latin familia ‘household servants, household, family, ’ from famulus ‘servant. ’
family Bible
fam i ly Bi ble ▶noun a Bible designed to be used at family prayers, typically one with space on its flyleaves for recording important family events.
family court
fam i ly court ▶noun Law a court of law that handles cases involving domestic issues such as divorce, child custody, etc.
family credit
fam ¦ily credit ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a regular payment by the state to a family with an income below a certain level.
Family Division
Family Division (in the UK ) the division of the High Court dealing with adoption, divorce, and other family matters.
family doctor
fam i ly doc tor (also family practitioner ) ▶noun another term for general practitioner.
family hour
fam i ly hour ▶noun a period in the evening during which many children and their families watch television, esp. 8 to 9 p.m.: the rise in the amount of sex and profanity, as well as violence, in the family hour does American families a disservice.
family leave
fam i ly leave ▶noun an excused absence from work for the purpose of dealing with family matters, esp. the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a sick parent or spouse.
family man
fam i ly man |ˈfæm (ə )li ˈˌmæn | ▶noun a man who lives with his wife and children, esp. one who enjoys home life.
family medicine
fam i ly med i cine ▶noun the branch of medicine designed to provide basic health care to all the members of a family.
family name
fam i ly name |ˈfæm (ə )li neɪm | ▶noun a surname. • a family's good reputation: he won't disgrace the family name.
family planning
fam i ly plan ning |ˈfæm (ə )li ˈˌplænɪŋ | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births, particularly by means of artificial contraception or voluntary sterilization: family-planning clinics. • artificial contraception.
family room
fam i ly room ▶noun a living room used by all family members for recreation and relaxation.
family style
fam i ly style ▶adjective 1 designating a style of preparation or serving of food in which diners help themselves from plates of food that have been put on the table: a family-style Italian restaurant. 2 suitable for an entire family, including children: family-style entertainment. ▶adverb with plates of food from which individual diners can serve themselves: spaghetti served in a huge bowl, family style.
family tree
fam i ly tree |ˈfæm (ə )li ˈˌtri | ▶noun a diagram showing the relationships between people in several generations of a family; a genealogical tree.
family values
fam i ly val ues ▶plural noun values held to be traditionally learned or reinforced within a family, such as those of high moral standards and discipline.
Oxford Dictionary
family
fam ¦ily |ˈfamɪli, -m (ə )l- | ▶noun ( pl. families ) 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit. • a group of people related by blood or marriage: friends and family can provide support | I could not turn him away, for he was family. • the children of a person or couple being discussed: she has the sole responsibility for a large family. • informal a local organizational unit of the Mafia or other large criminal group. 2 all the descendants of a common ancestor: the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years. • a group of peoples from a common stock. 3 a group of related things. • Biology a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology ) or -aceae (in botany ). • all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group: the Austronesian language family. • Mathematics a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] designed to be suitable for children as well as adults: a family newspaper. PHRASES the (or one's ) family jewels informal a man's genitals. in the family way informal pregnant. sell (or sell off ) the family silver part with a valuable resource for immediate advantage. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun; also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman ): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family ’, from famulus ‘servant ’.
family allowance
fam ¦ily al ¦low |ance ▶noun Brit. former term for child benefit.
family bible
fam ¦ily bible ▶noun a bible designed to be used at family prayers, typically one with space on its flyleaves for recording important family events.
family court
fam i ly court ▶noun Law a court of law that handles cases involving domestic issues such as divorce, child custody, etc.
family credit
fam ¦ily credit ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a regular payment by the state to a family with an income below a certain level.
Family Division
Family Division (in the UK ) the division of the High Court dealing with adoption, divorce, and other family matters.
family doctor
family doctor (also family practitioner ) ▶noun another term for general practitioner.
family hour
fam i ly hour ▶noun a period in the evening during which many children and their families watch television, esp. 8 to 9 p.m.: the rise in the amount of sex and profanity, as well as violence, in the family hour does American families a disservice.
family leave
fam i ly leave ▶noun an excused absence from work for the purpose of dealing with family matters, esp. the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a sick parent or spouse.
family man
fam ¦ily man ▶noun a man with a wife (or long-term partner ) and children, especially one who enjoys home life.
family medicine
fam i ly med i cine ▶noun the branch of medicine designed to provide basic health care to all the members of a family.
family name
fam ¦ily name ▶noun a surname. • a family's good reputation: he won't disgrace the family name.
family planning
fam ¦ily plan |ning ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of controlling the number of children one has and the intervals between their births, particularly by means of contraception or voluntary sterilization: [ as modifier ] : family-planning clinics. • contraception.
family room
fam ¦ily room ▶noun 1 Brit. a room in a pub in which children are allowed, in the company of an adult or adults. 2 N. Amer. a living room used by all family members for recreation and relaxation.
family style
fam i ly style ▶adjective 1 designating a style of preparation or serving of food in which diners help themselves from plates of food that have been put on the table: a family-style Italian restaurant. 2 suitable for an entire family, including children: family-style entertainment. ▶adverb with plates of food from which individual diners can serve themselves: spaghetti served in a huge bowl, family style.
family tree
fam ¦ily tree ▶noun a diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family.
family values
fam ¦ily val ¦ues ▶plural noun values supposedly learned within a traditional family unit, typically those of high moral standards and discipline.
American Oxford Thesaurus
family
family noun 1 I met his family: relatives, relations, kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kindred, one's (own ) flesh and blood, nearest and dearest, people, connections; extended family, in-laws; clan, tribe; informal folks. 2 he had the right kind of family: ancestry, parentage, pedigree, genealogy, background, family tree, descent, lineage, bloodline, blood, extraction, stock; forebears, forefathers, antecedents, roots, origins. 3 she is married with a family : children, little ones, youngsters; offspring, progeny, descendants, scions, heirs; a brood; Law issue; informal kids, kiddies, tots. 4 the warbler family: taxonomic group, order, class, genus, species; stock, strain, line; Zoology phylum.
family tree
family tree noun the Internet has helped me trace my family tree: ancestry, genealogy, descent, lineage, line, bloodline, pedigree, background, extraction, derivation; family, dynasty, house; forebears, forefathers, antecedents, roots, origins.
Oxford Thesaurus
family
family noun 1 growing up in the bosom of one's family: household, ménage; nuclear family; informal brood. 2 I wanted to meet his family: relatives, relations, blood relations, family members, kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kinsmen, kinswomen, kindred, one's (own ) flesh and blood, connections; extended family; clan, tribe; informal folks, nearest and dearest; dated people. 3 a prospective husband must come from the right kind of family: ancestry, parentage, birth, pedigree, genealogy, background, family tree, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, bloodline, blood, extraction, derivation, race, strain, stock, breed; dynasty, house; forebears, forefathers, antecedents, progenitors, roots, origins; rare filiation, stirps. 4 she is married with a family: children, little ones, youngsters; offspring, progeny, descendants, scions, heirs; brood; informal kids, kiddies, kiddiewinks, tots, sprogs, quiverful; Law issue. 5 a member of the weaver bird family: taxonomic group, group, order, class, subclass, genus, species; stock, strain, line; technical taxon, phylum.
family tree
family tree noun I traced my own family tree: ancestry, genealogy, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, bloodline, blood, parentage, pedigree, background, extraction, derivation, race, strain, stock, breed; family, dynasty, house; forebears, forefathers, antecedents, roots, origins; rare filiation, stirps.
Duden Dictionary
Family
Fa mi ly Substantiv, feminin salopp , die |ˈfɛmɪli |die Family; Genitiv: der Family, Plural: die Familys englisch family Familie
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
family
fam i ly /fǽm (ə )li /〖「使用人たち 」＞「家中の人 」〗名詞 複 -lies /-z /1 C 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗家族 , 一家, 家庭 (!夫婦とその子供; 同居する人やペットを含むこともある ) ▸ I grew up in a family of four .4人家族の中で育った ▸ Japanese families in New York ニューヨークの日本人世帯 ▸ How did your family and friends react? ご家族や友人の反応はどうでしたか ▸ All my family is [｟主に英 ｠are ] here. ≒My whole family is [｟まれ ｠ are ] here .家族は全員来ています (!allは個々の構成員を意識する場合 ｟主に英 ｠では複数扱い ) ▸ one's immediate family 肉親, 近親 ▸ How's the [your ] family ?ご家族の皆さんはお変わりありませんか 表現 …家族, …家庭 ▸ have a large ～大家族である (!｟コーパス ｠「何人家族ですか 」はHow many (people ) are there in your family ?が最も普通; How large is your family? は家族の構成自体より家や車の選択の際など他の目的で漠然と家族の規模に興味があるときに好まれる ) ▸ a nuclear ～核家族 ▸ an extended ～拡大家族 ▸ a one-parent [single-parent ] ～母子 [父子 ]家庭 ▸ a low-income ～低所得家庭 2 C 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗一族, 先祖, 家柄 ; U 身内 ▸ the Royal Family 王室, 皇室 ▸ come [be ] from a good family 良家の出である ▸ the Kennedy family ケネディ一族 ▸ You're family .｟くだけて ｠身内だから特別だよ 3 C 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗(一家の )子供たち ▸ raise [bring up ] a family 子供を育てる ▸ his wife and (young ) family 彼の妻子 4 C 〘生物 〙(分類上の )科 (→classification 2 ); 〘言 〙語族 ;〘 数 〙族, 群 .5 C 集団, 同志 (!共通の特徴 考え 信念などを持つ人々 [国々 ]) .6 C (役所の )職員 ; (特に米大統領配下の )側近 .7 C ｟米俗 ｠(マフィアなどの )地方組織, ファミリー .b è in one's f á mily 一家に伝わる .in the f á mily w à y ｟やや古 /遠回しに ｠妊娠して .one b ì g h à ppy f á mily ｟くだけて ｠家族のような気の合う仲間 .r ù n in the [a ] f á mily [f á milies ]〈特徴 病気などが 〉家系によく見られる (!進行形にしない ) .st à rt a f á mily 初めての子をもうける .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 家族の , 家庭の ▸ a family member [friend ]家族の一員 [家族ぐるみの友人 ]▸ marriage and family life 結婚と家庭生活 ▸ a family home [business ]実家 [家業 ]▸ a family reunion [gathering ]家族の再会 ｟クリスマスなどのころ ｠2 ファミリー向けの ; 徳用の ▸ a family car 家族向けの車 ▸ a family pack 徳用パック ～̀ all ó wance ｟英 やや古 ｠児童手当 〘今はchild benefit 〙.～̀ B í ble 家庭用大型聖書 .～̀ c í rcle 1 〖通例単数形で 〗内輪の人たち .2 ｟米 ｠(劇場の )家族席 〘立見の次に安い 〙.～́ c ò urt 家庭裁判所 .～̀ cr é dit ｟英 ｠児童家族手当 〘旧称はfamily income supplement 〙.F -́ Div ì sion ｟英 ｠〘法 〙(高等法院の )家事部 .～̀ d ó ctor ｟主に英 ｠〖しばしばone 's ～〗かかりつけの医師 ; 一般開業医 .～̀ h ó ur テレビの家族向け時間帯 〘主に午後8 --9時 〙.～̀ j é wels ｟俗 おどけて ｠睾丸 （こうがん ）.～̀ l é ave 育児 [介護 ]休暇 .～̀ l í keness [res é mblance ]親族同士似ていること [ところ ].～́ m à n 家庭を大切にする男性 ; 妻子持ちの男性 .～́ n à me 姓, 名字 (→name 事情 ).～̀ pl á nning 産児制限, (避妊による )家族計画 .～̀ pr á ctice ｟米 ｠家庭医療 .～̀ pract í tioner ｟主に英 ｠＝family doctor .～́ r ò om 居間 ; (ホテルなどの )家族用の部屋 ; ｟英 ｠(子供も入れる )パブの家族室 .～́ st ỳ le (食事が )家族方式 (の ) 〘各自が大皿から取る方式 〙; 家族向けの .～̀ trad í tion 家のしきたり, 家風 .～̀ tr é e 家系図 .～̀ tr ó uble 家庭内のいざこざ .～̀ v á lues (伝統的な )家庭重視の価値観 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary