0 a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children -- 家，家庭
I come from a large family - I have three brothers and two sisters. 我來自一個大家庭，有三個兄弟，兩個姐妹。
He doesn't have any family. 他無親無故。
He's American but his family (= relatives in the past) come/comes from Ireland. 他是美國人，但他的祖籍是愛爾蘭。
This movie is good family entertainment (= something that can be enjoyed by parents and children together). 這部電影是很棒的家庭娛樂片。
How do you like family life (= being married, having children, etc.)? 你對家庭生活還滿意嗎？
Women shouldn't have to choose between career and family (= having children). 在事業與家庭之間，女人不應該只能選擇其一。
Paul and Ana are hoping to start a family (= have children) soon. 保羅和安娜期待著不久能生個小孩。
My dad died when we were small so my mum raised the family on her own. 我們很小的時候爸爸就去世了，因此是媽媽一個人把孩子養大的。
We've got a family of squirrels living in our garden. 我們的花園裡住著一窩松鼠。
1 a large group of related types of animal or plant -- （動植物的）科
There were scenes of great joy as the hostages were re-united with their families.
This may include planning a further move to housing offering a greater degree of shelter, or even greater reliance on families.
This is evident in changes of the nomenclature of family planning board to family welfare organization.
Under these plans, convicts were granted access to land and encouraged to bring their families from the mainland.
