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family meaning in Telugu

కుటుంబము kuṭumbamu

/ˈfaməlɪj//ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

family in Telugu: కుటుంబము (kuṭumbamu), వంశ పరంపర (vaṁśa parampara). 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.

Telugu words for family

immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children
కుటుంబము kuṭumbamu
group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
వంశ పరంపర vaṁśa parampara
rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species
కుటుంబము kuṭumbamu

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 Telugu

What is the meaning of family in Telugu?
Family in Telugu is కుటుంబము (kuṭumbamu), వంశ పరంపర (vaṁśa parampara).
family అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Family: కుటుంబము (kuṭumbamu), వంశ పరంపర (vaṁśa parampara).
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 Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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