Family

FAMILY - fam·i·ly (fam'?-le, fam'le) n. .. -->EOF_HEAD--> .. -->BOF_SUBHEAD-->pl. fam·i·lies
[Middle English familie, from Latin familia, household, servants of a household, from famulus, servant.]

A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.
Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place.

A group of like things; a class.

A group of individuals derived from a common stock: the family of human beings.

All the members of a household under one roof.

A group of persons sharing common ancestry.

Lineage, especially distinguished lineage.

A locally independent organized crime unit, as of the Cosa Nostra.

A group of like things; a class.

A group of individuals derived from a common stock: the family of human beings.

Biology A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera. Linguistics A group of languages descended from the same parent language, such as the Indo-European language family.

Mathematics A set of functions or surfaces that can be generated by varying the parameters of a general equation.

Chemistry A group of elements with similar chemical properties.

Chemistry A vertical column in the periodic table of elements.

No matter how you say it, wether by blood or by choice FAMILY is all relative. No one person in a family is loved, wanted, cared about or more special then any other person.