Hypernyms for "family"
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Hypernyms
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accumulation
aggregation
ancestry
assemblage
association
blood
blood line
bloodline
clan
collection
descent
gangdom
gangland
kin
kin group
kindred
kinship group
line
line of descent
lineage
organized crime
origin
parentage
pedigree
relation
relative
social unit
stemma
stock
taxon
taxonomic category
taxonomic group
tribe
unit
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.