familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
| \ fə-ˈmil-yəl
, -ˈmi-lē-əl\
, -ˈmi-lē-əl\
Definition of familial
1
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
2
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a family
has familial ties to the area a familial atmosphere
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Examples of familial in a Sentence
The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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But as the walk continues, more pressing questions arise about familial and ancestral trauma, loneliness and more. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, "The 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019," 30 Aug. 2019 The Navajo people's way of life revolves around kinship or K'é, which arises from familial and clan relationships. — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, "What is the Navajo clan system? What it means to introduce yourself in Navajo," 29 Aug. 2019 These are but three frequently cited examples in an intellectual tradition replete with anti-familial and anti-maternity sentiments. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Candace Bushnell’s Childless Misery," 31 July 2019 Standing by your own decisions even under the worst familial pressure feels better than making things up to appease others, because the former is the act of an adult and the latter the act of a child. — Washington Post, "Carolyn Hax: Sitting out this family power struggle," 18 July 2019 Standing by your own decisions even under the worst familial pressure feels better than making things up to appease others, because the former is the act of an adult and the latter the act of a child. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: My mom wants me to lie to grandpa," 17 July 2019 Standing by your own decisions even under the worst familial pressure feels better than making things up to appease others, because the former is the act of an adult and the latter the act of a child. — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, "Tell Mom you refuse to lie for her," 17 July 2019 Standing by your own decisions even under the worst familial pressure feels better than making things up to appease others, because the former is the act of an adult and the latter the act of a child. — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, "Carolyn Hax: Be courageous and opt out of mother’s lies to grandpa," 16 July 2019 Many have close relationships, familial and financial, with Mr. Musk, who owns 22% of the company. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "Tesla’s Next Chairman Needs to Be an Outsider," 30 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'familial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for familial
familial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of familial
: of or relating to a family : suggesting a family
medical
: tending to affect members of the same family
See the full definition for familial in the English Language Learners Dictionary
familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
| \ fə-ˈmil-yəl
\
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Kids Definition of familial
: relating to or typical of a family
familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
| \ fə-ˈmil-yəl
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Medical Definition of familial
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
— compare acquired sense 1, congenital sense 2, hereditary
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