A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
The word "family" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it whenever you are referring to a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption. For example: "My family consists of my mother, father, and two brothers.".
"My family.
"But I say to every parent, family member and friend of the children that my Government will do everything in its power to bring them home".
"This is unacceptable and distressing to those who lost friends and family.
A statement released on behalf of his family said: "It is with great sadness and an enormous sense of shock that we announce the death of Charles Kennedy.
We ask therefore that the privacy of his family is respected in the coming days.
He acknowledged that the no campaign needed to appeal to the heart as well as the head but argued the big question is what impact separation would have on family finances and whether Scottish people would be able to afford the NHS and pensions.
He would simply give every family a tax exemption of $100,000, which would eliminate the income tax for 90 percent of those now filing returns.
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