familial

Etymology

From French familial, via Latin familia

Adjective

Positive familial

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Of or pertaining to human family.

   Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.

2. (technical) Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

   For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.

Related words

• familiar