family

the whole family/all the family  

member of a family/family member  

a family of three/four/five etc  

a close/close-knit family (=a family whose members have a close relationship) 

 immediate family (=closest relations)  

nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children) 

 family background (=the sort of family someone comes from)  

one-parent family/single-parent family 

 the Royal Family (=the King or Queen and their family) family home/car/holiday etc  

a family film/show etc (=that is suitable for children as well as adults) 

 family life 

 family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)  

family gathering (=when members of a family who do not live together arrange to meet)  

family unit