as in household
of or relating to a household or family
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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Recent Examples of familial
And much can be inferred from the data, including marital status, dependents, and familial relationships.
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
Penn continued the thought by saying that Raq’s love is more complex than typical familial dynamics.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
This deeply moving, brutally honest vision of Somali life probes economic and familial anxieties with a brilliance that recalls great works of Italian neorealism.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
How is familial trauma passed down through the unconscious through the conscious?
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
Penn continued the thought by saying that Raq’s love is more complex than typical familial dynamics.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
This deeply moving, brutally honest vision of Somali life probes economic and familial anxieties with a brilliance that recalls great works of Italian neorealism.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
How is familial trauma passed down through the unconscious through the conscious?
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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