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"It's all about me having the legal right to protect my family, and it's about my daughters being able to grow up knowing that their family is absolutely as valid as any other family," said Evans, who lives in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale.

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  1. noun A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.
  2. noun Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place.
  3. noun All the members of a household under one roof.
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  • And then, one day, it happened: he and his family were arrested, and they were taken to a death house on the Danube. —  Ben Dunlap talks about a passionate life
  • After the presentation of the Silver Star to the family, the family was the first to leave and then other relatives. —  QandO
  • If you or your family were a victim of the Chatsworth Metrolink train accident, and retain our firm at the reduced rate of 25\% contingency fee for all claims that are settled in pre-litigation, we will immediately send our investigator out to you to sign you up to make things more convenient for you. —  Biker and Motorcycle Lawyer Blog / Blawg
  • When I bought my car, safety for my family was a huge concern. —  Automotive Headlines
  • From your story it sounds like his family were also awesome and have good minds.
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friend ·  child ·  group ·  party ·  house ·  member ·  character ·  individual

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family:   families
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English familie, from Latin familia, household, servants of a household, from famulus, servant.

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  1. Early modern English familie (not in Middle English) = D. G. Danish familie = French famille = Provencal familla = Spanish Portuguese familia = Italian famiglia = Swedish familj, from Latin familia, the servants in a household, a household establishment, the domestics collectively; hence the household, the estate, property, rarely in the later and modern sense of family (parents and children), for which L. domus was used, from famulus, a servant, Old Latin famul, from Oscan famel, a servant, prob. from Oscan faama, a house, perhaps akin to Sanskrit dhāman, an abode, house, from √ dhā, set, place, = Greek τι-θέ-ναι = English do: see do, and cf. fact.
 

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