countable family
11one-parent family — noun A family in which, due to death, divorce, etc, the children are looked after by only one parent • • • Main Entry: ↑one * * * one parent family UK US noun [countable] [singular one parent family plural …
12product family — ˈproduct ˌfamily noun [countable] MARKETING a group of similar products that are made by the same company: • Goods belonging to the same product family are all stored together. * * * product family UK US noun [C] (plural product families)… …
13extended family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms extended family : singular extended family plural extended families a family group that includes grandparents, cousins, aunts etc See: nuclear family …
14one-parent family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms one parent family : singular one parent family plural one parent families a family in which only one parent lives in the home and looks after the children. The usual American word is single parent family …
15royal family — noun royal persons collectively (Freq. 1) the wedding was attended by royalty • Syn: ↑royalty, ↑royal line, ↑royal house • Hypernyms: ↑house • Hyponyms …
16nuclear family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nuclear family : singular nuclear family plural nuclear families a family unit consisting of a mother, a father, and their children …
17royal family */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms royal family : singular royal family plural royal families a family consisting of a king or a queen, and their relatives …
18single-parent family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms single parent family : singular single parent family plural single parent families a one parent family …
19single-parent family — UK US noun [countable] [singular single parent family plural single parent families] a one parent family Thesaurus: types of familyhyponym …
20first family — noun (countable usually singular) the family of the President of the US …
