Hypernyms for "family"
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affine
amphibian family
arthropod family
bacteria family
bird family
Bittacidae
brass family
broken home
chordate family
coelenterate family
conjugal family
conjugation
Cosa Nostra
couple
ctenophore family
declension
denomination
dicot family
dynasty
echinoderm family
Endamoebidae
extended family
family Bittacidae
family Endamoebidae
family Panorpidae
fern family
Filoviridae
fish family
form family
foster family
foster home
fungus family
gens
grammatical category
histocompatibility complex
homefolk
house
koinonia
liliopsid family
Maffia
Mafia
magnoliopsid family
mammal family
man and wife
marriage
married couple
match
mates
menage a trois
mollusk family
monocot family
moss family
name
nuclear family
Panorpidae
paradigm
people
plant family
protoctist family
reptile family
sex
stamp
substitution class
syntactic category
violin family
woodwind family
worm family
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.