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family meaning in Marathi

कुटुंब kuṭumba

/ˈfaməlɪj//ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

family in Marathi: कुटुंब (kuṭumba). 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.

Marathi words for family

immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children
कुटुंब kuṭumba

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

family in other languages

Questions about family in Marathi

What is the meaning of family in Marathi?
Family in Marathi is कुटुंब (kuṭumba).
family चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Family: कुटुंब (kuṭumba).
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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Adapted from Wiktionary: family (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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