Latin Word of the Day
familia
fa-MI-li-a • noun (feminine, 1st declension) — 13th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: family; household
Examples
- Familia ad cenam convenit.
(The family gathers for dinner.) - Multi liberi in familia gaudent.
(Many children take joy in the family.) - In antiquis legibus, familia etiam servos habebat.
(In ancient laws, the household also included slaves.)
Synonyms
- domus
- gens
Familia commonly means the household or family group (not only blood relatives but historically household members and servants). It is widely used in everyday and legal contexts; nominative singular is familia and plural families/households is familiae.
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