famil-

(Latin: servant, domestic, household)

extrafamilial

familiar

familiarity

familiarize

familiarly

family

family get-together

Sibling revelry.

materfamilias (s), matresfamilias (pl)

1. Literally, "mother of the family".
2. The female head of a family, household, tribe, etc.
3. A woman described in her role as head of a household or as the mother of her children.

paterfamilias, patresfamilias

1. The father of a family; male head of a household.
2. In Roman Law, the head of a family or household having the authority belonging to that position over the persons composing it; also, a person of either sex and any age who is sui juris and free from parental control.

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(Latin: servant, domestic, household)

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