family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

is a domestic or social group. Family or The Family may also refer to:

Mathematics

* Family of curves, a set of curves resulting from a function with variable parameters *

Family of sets In set theory and related branches of mathematics, a family (or collection) can mean, depending upon the context, any of the following: set, indexed set, multiset, or class. A collection F of subsets of a given set S is called a family of su ...

, a collection of sets *

Indexed family In mathematics, a family, or indexed family, is informally a collection of objects, each associated with an index from some index set. For example, a family of real numbers, indexed by the set of integers, is a collection of real numbers, wher ...

, a family where each element can be given an index *

Normal family In mathematics, with special application to complex analysis, a ''normal family'' is a pre-compact subset of the space of continuous functions. Informally, this means that the functions in the family are not widely spread out, but rather stick tog ...

, a collection of continuous functions *

Parametric family In mathematics and its applications, a parametric family or a parameterized family is a indexed family, family of objects (a set of related objects) whose differences depend only on the chosen values for a set of parameters. Common examples are p ...

, a family where elements are specified by a set of parameters

Religion

Holy Family The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on,Ainsworth, 122 but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de La ...

of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph *

Family International The Family International (TFI) is an American new religious movement founded in 1968 by David Brandt Berg. The group has gone under a number of different names since its inception, including Teens for Christ, The Children of God (COG), The Fa ...

, a religious movement formerly called the Children of God * The Family (Australian New Age group), a controversial Australian religious group * The Family (Christian political organization), or The Fellowship, a Washington, D.C.–based American Christian group *" The Family: A Proclamation to the World", a 1995 statement issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Science

Family (biology) Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and gen ...

, a level of scientific classification for organisms * Family (periodic table), a group in the periodic table of elements *

Gene family A gene family is a set of several similar genes, formed by duplication of a single original gene, and generally with similar biochemical functions. One such family are the genes for human hemoglobin subunits; the ten genes are in two clusters on ...

, a set of similar genes resulting from gene duplications *

Protein family A protein family is a group of evolutionarily related proteins. In many cases, a protein family has a corresponding gene family, in which each gene encodes a corresponding protein with a 1:1 relationship. The term "protein family" should not be ...

, a set of similar proteins resulting from gene duplications * Tornado family, a series of tornadoes spawned by the same storm cell

Linguistics

Language family A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family. The term ''family'' is a metaphor borrowed from biology, with the tree model used in historical linguistics ...

, a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language

Arts, entertainment, and media

Art

* ''The Family'' (Schiele), a 1918 oil painting by Egon Schiele * ''A Family'' (painting), a 1951 oil on canvas by Louis le Brocquy * ''The Family'' (Gross), a 1979 bronze sculpture in Manhattan, New York * ''The Family'' (Puccetti), a 1982 steel statue in West Allis, Wisconsin * ''Family'' (Blumenfeld), a 1983 public artwork by Helaine Blumenfeld, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Films

* ''A Family'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet film * ''The Family'' (1970 film) or ''Città violenta'', an Italian crime film directed by Sergio Sollima * ''The Family'' (1972 film), an Ivorian film directed by Henri Duparc * ''The Family'' (1987 film) or ''La famiglia'', an Italian film directed by Ettore Scola * ''Family'' (1996 film), a 1996 Telugu drama * ''Family'' (2001 film), a Takashi Miike film * ''Family'' (2001 Dutch film), a 2001 Dutch drama * ''A Family'' (2004 film), a South Korean film starring Soo Ae * ''Family'' (2006 film), an Indian Hindi film * ''A Family'' (2010 film), a Danish drama * ''The Family'' (2013 film), a French action comedy directed by Luc Besson * ''Families'' (2015 film), a French film *''Family: Ek Deal'', Hindi title of the 2016 Indian Telugu film '' Nannaku Prematho'' * ''The Family'' (2017 film), a Venezuelan film * ''A Family'' (2017 film), an Italian film * ''Family'' (2018 film), an American film * ''A Family'' (2024 film), a French documentary directed by Christine Angot

Literature

* ''The Family'' (Shimazaki novel), 1911 * ''The Family'' (Ba Jin novel), 1933 *''The Family'', a 1971 book by Ed Sanders *''A Family'', a 1978 play by

Ronald Harwood Sir Ronald Harwood ( né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for '' The Dresser'' (for ...

* ''The Family'' (Buchi Emecheta novel) (U.S.) or ''Gwendolen'' (UK), 1989 * ''Family'' (Cooper novel), 1991 * ''The Family'' (Puzo novel), 2001 *'' The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty'', a 2004 book by Kitty Kelley *'' The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power'', a 2008 book by Jeff Sharlet

Music

Groups

Family (band) Family were an English Rock music, rock band, active from late 1966 to October 1973, and again since 2013 for a series of live shows. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, as their sound often explored other genres, incorpora ...

, a 1966–73 English rock band *

Family (Spanish band) Family was a cult band from Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is ...

, a 1990s pop band * Family (Willie Nelson's band), Willie Nelson's recording and touring group * The Family (band), an American R&B band formed by Prince * The Family (songwriters), a Swedish songwriting and music production team *The Family, an urban contemporary gospel choir led by

Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American Gospel music, gospel musician. One of the List of best-selling gospel music artists, best-selling gospel music artists, his accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. ''Variety (magazine), Var ...

Albums

* ''Family'' (Ignite album), 1995 * ''Family'' (LeAnn Rimes album), 2007 * ''Family'' (Le Loup album), 2009 * ''Family'' (May J. album), 2009 * ''Family'' (Noah Gundersen EP), 2011 * ''Family'' (Think About Life album), 2009 * ''Family'' (Thompson album), 2014 * ''The Family'' (Brockhampton album), 2022 * ''The Family'' (The Family album), by the R&B band, 1985 * ''The Family'' (Mashmakhan album), 1971 *''The Family'', an album by

Satchel A satchel is a bag with a strap, traditionally used for carrying books.Satchel
The Cambridge Dictionary. ...

, 1996

Songs

* "Family" (The Chainsmokers and Kygo song), 2019 *"Family", by Björk from '' Vulnicura'' *"Family", by Ed Sheeran from ''

No. 5 Collaborations Project ''No. 5 Collaborations Project'' is a compilation extended play (EP) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was the final of five EPs he recorded with the hope of being signed by a record label, hence the title. Musically the album combined ...

'' *"Family", by Joe Walsh from '' Analog Man'' *"Family", by Hed PE from '' New World Orphans'' *"Family", by Rodney Atkins from '' Take a Back Road'' *"Family", by the Rolling Stones from ''

Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and different ...

'' *"Family", by S Club 3 *"Family", by TobyMac from '' Eye on It''

Television

Channels

Freeform (TV channel) Freeform is an American basic cable channel owned and operated by ABC Family Worldwide, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of the Walt Disney Company. Freeform primarily broadcasts programming geared towar ...

, formerly ABC Family, an American television network *

Family Channel (Canadian TV network) Family Channel (commonly or simply known as Family) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by WildBrain Television Inc., a subsidiary of WildBrain. The network primarily airs children's television series, teen dramas, as well as ...

, a Canadian kids' channel *TVNZ Family, a programming block on

TVNZ 6 TVNZ 6 was a digital-only, commercial-free television channel operated by Television New Zealand. It launched in September 2007, and was available in 60.3% of New Zealand homes on the Freeview and SKY Television Digital platforms. TVNZ 6 was ...

, New Zealand

Series

* ''Family'' (1976 TV series), a 1976–80 American drama series * ''Family'' (1994 TV series), an Irish miniseries by Roddy Doyle * ''Family'' (2003 TV series), a British crime drama * ''Family'' (2012 TV series), a South Korean sitcom * ''#Family'' (2018 TV series), a Ugandan sitcom *'' Family: The Unbreakable Bond'', a 2023 South Korean television series *'' Family: the web series'', an episodic 2008 web series * ''Families'' (TV series), a 1990–93 British daytime soap opera * ''The Family'' (1971 TV series), a 1971 Canadian drama television series * ''The Family'' (1974 TV series), a British fly-on-the-wall documentary series * ''The Family'' (2003 TV series), a 2003 American reality television show * ''The Family'' (2008 TV series), a documentary series following British families * ''The Family'' (2011 TV series), an Australian version of the British series * ''The Family'' (2016 TV series), an American thriller/drama series * ''The Family'' (miniseries), a 2019 American documentary series

Episodes and segments

* "Family" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'') * "Family" (''House'') * "Family" (''Masters of Horror''), 2006 * "Family" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') * "Family" (''Stargate SG-1'') * "Family" (''The Secret Circle'') * "The Family" (sketch), from ''The Carol Burnett Show'' *"Families", a Series F episode of the television series ''QI'' (2008)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Family (musical instruments), a grouping of similar musical instruments * The Family, a fictional group of aliens battled by the DC Comics character

Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon, the character debuted as the lead feature in The Brave and the Bold, ''The Brave and the Bold'' (January 1965). ...

* The Family, a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino and Adriana Rizzo

Groups and organizations

Family (US Census) A family is defined by the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing ...

, a group of related people residing together * The Family (American crime organization), an NJ African-American crime organization founded by Akbar Pray *

The Family (Arkansas politics) Conway-Johnson family (also called “The Family” or “The Dynasty”) was a prominent American political family from Arkansas of British origin. It was founded by Henry Wharton Conway of Greene County, Tennessee, who had come to the state o ...

, a 19th-century American political coalition * The Family (club), a private club formed in San Francisco in 1901 *"The Family", a group of 18th-century Carolina planters opposed by George Burrington *"The Family", a 2005–06 American terrorist cell arrested in Operation Backfire *"The Family", a gang responsible for The Family Murders in Adelaide, Australia. *

Crime family A crime family is a unit of an organized crime syndicate, particularly in the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia, often operating within a specific geographic territory or a specific set of activities. In its strictest sense, a ''family'' ...

, a name for crime organizations. *The Families, a gang in '' GTA San Andreas'' and '' GTA V''.

Other

* Family Butte, a landform in Utah, USA