familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl 
-ˈmi-lē-əl
1
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
2
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a family
has familial ties to the area
a familial atmosphere
Examples of familial in a Sentence
The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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In keeping with the familial theme, the team opened Stepdad’s on Father’s Day 2025.
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Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Christine and Kody's distant relationship isn't the only familial tie in the former Brown household.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
But when Klaus’ toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a town whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The familial head of Marchesi Antinori is Marchese Piero Antinori, and the clan’s current PFV representative is his daughter Alessia, whose maternal grandfather was Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, Prince of Venosa.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Christine and Kody's distant relationship isn't the only familial tie in the former Brown household.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
But when Klaus’ toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a town whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The familial head of Marchesi Antinori is Marchese Piero Antinori, and the clan’s current PFV representative is his daughter Alessia, whose maternal grandfather was Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, Prince of Venosa.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familial. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: of, relating to, or typical of a family
Medical Definition
familial
adjective
fa·mil·ial
fə-ˈmil-yəl
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone
a familial disorder
compare acquired sense 1, congenital sense 2, hereditary
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