family unit

noun

A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate.

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Meanings

nounfamily unit (plural family units)

plural family units

  1. A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprimary social group; parents and children

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family
Broader
kinkin groupkinship group
Also see
family

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

family unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20unit

MLA

“family unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20unit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family unit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20unit.

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