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Results for: "family"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

family — parents and their children
→ fjölskylda f
→ ætt
family — taxonomic rank above genus
→ ætt f
family — relatives, kin group
→ fjölskylda f
→ afkvæmi n
→ ættingi n

More translations:

family
→ fjölskylda
family
→ ættingjar, skyldmenni
family
→ afkvæmi, börn
family
→ ætt

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (8)

1. a social unit living together;
- Example: "he moved his family to Virginia"
- Example: "It was a good Christian household"
- Example: "I waited until the whole house was asleep"
- Example: "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
[syn: family, household, house, home, menage]

2. primary social group; parents and children;
- Example: "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
[syn: family, family unit]

3. a collection of things sharing a common attribute;
- Example: "there are two classes of detergents"
[syn: class, category, family]

4. people descended from a common ancestor;
- Example: "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
[syn: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry]

5. a person having kinship with another or others;
- Example: "he's kin"
- Example: "he's family"
[syn: kin, kinsperson, family]

6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
- Example: "sharks belong to the fish family"

7. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities;
[syn: syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family]

8. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities;
- Example: "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"
- Example: "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
[syn: family, fellowship]