2. Family defintions: Oxford dictionary
noun (plural families)
1 [treated as singular or plural] a group consisting of two
parents and their children living together as a unit: she
moved in with her boyfriend’s family[as modifier]:the
family home
a group of people related by blood or marriage: friends
and family can provide support, could not turn him away,
for he was family
the children of a person or couple being discussed: she
has the sole responsibility for a large family