Familial

Quick meaning: Familial is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a human family.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a human family.

More Meanings

1. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of family.
2. Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
3. (pathology) Inherited.

Example Sentences

Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.

Having milky latex is a familial characteristic of Apocynaceae.

"Grandfather", "mother", and "brother" are some English familial terms.

The late Eocene was a fascinating time with respect to community changes among terrestrial organisms. Among the mammals, for example, the greatest worldwide ordinal (26 total) and familial (about 120, plus bats and modern-type whales) diversity occurred.

Synonyms for familial

Depending on context, synonyms include hereditary, transmissible, genetic, inherited, inheritable, transmitted.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inheritable, heritable, inherited, hereditary, transmitted, genetic.

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