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family meaning in Bengali

পরিবার poribar

/ˈfaməlɪj//ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

family in Bengali: পরিবার (poribar), খানদান (khanodan), গোষ্ঠী (gōśṭhi), বংশ (boṅśo). In English, family means a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

Bengali words for family

immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children
পরিবার poribar, খানদান khanodan, গোষ্ঠী gōśṭhi
group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
বংশ boṅśo, খানদান khanodan, গোষ্ঠী gōśṭhi
rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species
পরিবার poribar

English meaning of family

  1. noun A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
  2. noun A group of related animals, usually a mother and offspring, a mating pair or larger lineages in some species.
  3. noun An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
  4. noun A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.

Full definition of family

family in a sentence

  • Our family lives in town.
  • The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality.
  • We must preserve the family unit if we want to save civilisation!

Synonyms of family

All synonyms of family

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Questions about family in Bengali

What is the meaning of family in Bengali?
Family in Bengali is পরিবার (poribar), খানদান (khanodan), গোষ্ঠী (gōśṭhi), বংশ (boṅśo).
family এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Family: পরিবার (poribar), খানদান (khanodan), গোষ্ঠী (gōśṭhi), বংশ (boṅśo).
What does family mean in English?
Family means a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

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