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семейство — meaning in English

semeystvo

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English meaning

  • 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

семейство is used for these senses in English:

  • family A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
  • family A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
  • family (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.

family — full definition

  1. noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
  2. noun A group of related things classified together, such as a category in biology or a set of related languages.
  3. adjective Suitable for both children and adults.

household — full definition

  1. noun All the people who live together in one home, including family and any live-in staff.
  2. noun The management and running of a home's day-to-day affairs.
  3. adj Belonging to or associated with the home.
  4. adj Widely known or familiar to the general public.
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