familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl 
-ˈmi-lē-əl
1
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
2
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a family
has familial ties to the area
a familial atmosphere
Examples of familial in a Sentence
The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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An unexpected circumstance brings them to the front door of an estranged relative and unravels years of familial tension.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 June 2025
Dorian’s presence on the record is like that: palpable, familial, and seemingly just out of reach.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
His death marks the end of a direct familial link to a president who served before the Civil War.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 June 2025
Dorian’s presence on the record is like that: palpable, familial, and seemingly just out of reach.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
His death marks the end of a direct familial link to a president who served before the Civil War.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familial. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: of, relating to, or typical of a family
Medical Definition
familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
compare acquired sense 1, congenital sense 2, hereditary
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