Here a few more to go with kin. Entry Word: family Function: noun Text: 1 a group of persons of or regarded as of common ancestry < traditionally all people belong to the family of Noah> Synonyms clan, folk, house, kin, kindred, lineage, race, stock, tribe Related Word brood, dynasty, line, stirp, strain; issue, offspring, progeny Idioms kith and kin, one's own flesh and blood 2 a group of usually related persons living in one house and under one head < was the only child in her family> Synonyms folks, house, household, ménage Entry Word: kin Function: noun Text: 1 Synonyms <A HREF="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus?book=Thesaurus&va=family">FAMILY</A> 1, clan, folk, house, kindred, lineage, race, stock, tribe 2 the members of one's immediate or extended family <all our kin gathered to celebrate great grandma's birthday> Synonyms cousinage, cousinhood, kinfolk, kinsmen 3 Synonyms <A HREF="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus?book=Thesaurus&va=relative">RELATIVE</A>, kinsman, kinswoman, relation