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Another word for familial

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Adjective

  1. Of or relating to the family or household

      1. Fond of home life and household affairs.
      2. Pertaining to the internal affairs or products of a country; relating to matters of the family. Pertaining to the internal affairs or products of a country; relating to matters of the family.
      3. Having to do with the home or housekeeping; of the house or family
      1. Characteristic of or suitable for a family, esp. one regarded as traditional or typical; wholesome, middle-class, etc.
      2. Relating to or having to do with a family:
      1. Made as by or as for members of the family
      2. Of or relating to a home, especially to one's household or house:
      3. Of the family, household, etc.; domestic
      1. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain:
      2. Not attractive or good-looking:
      3. (Obs.) Of the home; domestic
      1. Known to almost everyone; very familiar
      2. Of, relating to, or used in a household:
      3. Of a household or home; domestic
    See also:

    kin

    group

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Sentence Examples

  • Unless you've already used a familial name as your child's first name, you can still satisfy older family members by choosing a family name as a middle name that is well-recognized and respected.

  • The susceptibility alleles underlying at least 70% of the familial risk of breast cancer remain to be identified.

  • It is often helpful to examine siblings and parents of an individual suspected of having FAS, either in person or by photographs, to determine whether findings on the examination might be familial and if other siblings may also be affected.

  • The majority of psychological disorders are thought to be caused by a complex combination of biological, genetic (hereditary), familial, and social factors or biopsychosocial influences.

  • It is only when Rory begins to define herself independently that she and her mother clash, but their love and support of each other is felt in every comical, tragic and familial moment on the show.

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