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familiar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • familial adjective Relating to a family, or passed down within one.
  • familiar adjective Well known to you, or easy to recognise.
  • family noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
  • household noun All the people who live together in one home, including family and any live-in staff.

Senses

familiar is used for these senses in English:

  • familial Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
  • familiar Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
  • familiar (witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
  • family A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
  • family member A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.
  • household Belonging to the same house and family.

familiar — full definition

  1. adjective Well known to you, or easy to recognise.
  2. adjective Having good knowledge of something through experience.
  3. noun A spirit believed to serve or accompany a witch, often in animal form.

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