word families

A form of word family — A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of word family
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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