family circlenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌfæm.əl.i ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˌfæm.əl.i ˈsɝː.kəl/close members of your family
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Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- grandchild
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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Examples from literature
- Her influence on the family circle, therefore, was not cheerful.
- It was one of those times of self-searching and reflection that occasionally come unbidden in every family circle.
- On this important occasion, the gentlemen of the office spent some hours after dinner with the family circle, and coffee and cigars were served.
- Upon occasion a deal of fun is poked at the victim, and this holds true even in the family circle.
- We were born into the family circle, and our parents first taught us to obey.