Familial

adjective

Word Frequency: 5.0

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf or pertaining to a human family.

"Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations."

2.adjectiveOf or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

"For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic."

3.adjectiveInherited.

"fatal familial insomnia"

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