family resemblance

noun

: a similarity in the way people look because they are related
People say they can see the family resemblance between my sister and me.

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Listen up, millennials: This Backstreet Boy did a duet with his son There was no getting the family resemblance past Underwood. — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 But even before 22-year-old Baylee even opened his mouth to begin his audition, judge Carrie Underwood clocked the family resemblance. — Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Family resemblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20resemblance. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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