ADJ

large
old, old-established
land-owning, wealthy, well-to-do
hard-up, low-income, poor
tax incentives for low-income families
homeless
close, close-knit
We are a very close-knit family and support each other through any crises
immediate
We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations)
conjugal, nuclear
the nuclear family of parents and children
extended
maintaining contact with members of his extended family
lone-parent, one-parent, single-parent
the difficulties faced by one-parent families
two-parent
adoptive
helping emotionally damaged children to find placements with adoptive families
patriarchal
middle-class, working-class, etc.
royal
bereaved
a counselling agency to help bereaved families

VERB + FAMILY

belong to, be one/part of, come from
He belonged to an old-established family. We all knew her so well that we felt she was almost part of the family. Many of our students come from poor families
marry into
She married into a wealthy family
run in
a medical condition which runs in the family
be in
This painting has been in our family for generations

FAMILY + NOUN

background, history
Do you know anything about her family background? a family history of heart disease
connections, relationships, ties
They prefer to stay in their home country because of family ties
member
life
business
home
commitments
The job wouldn't really fit in with my family commitments
income
doctor
holiday
feud
heirloom
motto
name (= surname)
planning (= controlling the number of children you have by using contraception)

PREP

in a/the ~
These problems occur in all families
within a/the ~
creating conflict within the family

PHRASES

family and friends
The support of family and friends is vital
a member of a family

ADJ

large, small
young
parents with young families

VERB + FAMILY

have
I always wanted to have a large family
start
They got married last year and plan to start a family (= have children) soon
bring up, raise
struggling to bring up a family on a low income
feed, support
It is difficult for them to earn enough to feed their families

FAMILY + NOUN

size
Average family size has decreased since the Victorian era
man
a good family man, completely devoted to his wife and kids