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- [fuh-mil-yuh l, -mil-ee-uh l]
- /fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl/
- /fəˈmɪl.i.əl/
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- [fuh-mil-yuh l, -mil-ee-uh l]
- /fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl/
Definitions of familial word
- adjective familial of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties. 1
- adjective familial appearing in individuals by heredity: a familial disease. 1
- noun familial Of, relating to, or occurring in a family or its members. 1
- adjective familial relating to family 1
- adjective familial hereditary 1
- adjective familial Familial means relating to families in general, or typical of a family. 0
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Origin of familial
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1895-1900; See origin at family, -al1
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Parts of speech for Familial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
familial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
familial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for familial
adj familial
- genetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- inherited — to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
adjective familial
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- household — the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
- matrimonial — of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
- marital — Of or relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife.
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