families

/ˈfæməliz/

nounfam · i · lies

Think: one famiLY, two famiLIES—when there are many, the Y turns into IES.

Yes, it's families. For words ending in a consonant + y (family), change the y to i and add -es: families.

Definition

  1. nounMore than one family; groups of related people (or a group of people living together)

Examples

  • “Many families visit the park on Saturday mornings.”
  • “Our school welcomes families from many different countries.”
  • “The shelter helps families find safe housing.”

Synonyms

householdsrelativesclanslineageskin

Translations

ES familiasPT famíliasFR familles

Common misspellings

familysfamileesfamileysfamilliesfamilesfamileisfamiliies

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