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. 我来自一个大家庭，有三个兄弟，两个姐妹。
He doesn't have any family. 他没有任何亲人。
He's American but his family (= relatives in the past) come/comes from Ireland. 他是美国人，但他的祖籍是爱尔兰。
This movie is good family entertainment (= something that can be enjoyed by parents and children together). 这部电影是很棒的家庭娱乐片。
How do you like family life (= being married, having children, etc.)? 你对家庭生活还满意吗？
Women shouldn't have to choose between career and family (= having children). 在事业与家庭之间，女人不应该只能选择其一。
Paul and Ana are hoping to start a family (= have children) soon. 保罗和安娜期待着不久能生个小孩。
My dad died when we were small so my mum raised the family on her own. 我们很小的时候爸爸就去世了，因此是妈妈一个人拉扯大了孩子。
We've got a family of squirrels living in our garden. 我们的花园里住着一窝松鼠。
1 a large group of related types of animal or plant -- （动植物的）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.
