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family meaning in Pashto

کورنۍ koranëy

/ˈfaməlɪj//ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

family in Pashto: کورنۍ (koranëy), عايله ('āyela), خاندان (xānadān), فاميل (fāmil). 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.

Pashto words for family

immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children
کورنۍ koranëy, عايله 'āyela, خاندان xānadān, فاميل fāmil

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 Pashto

What is the meaning of family in Pashto?
Family in Pashto is کورنۍ (koranëy), عايله ('āyela), خاندان (xānadān), فاميل (fāmil).
family په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Family: کورنۍ (koranëy), عايله ('āyela), خاندان (xānadān), فاميل (fāmil).
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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