Words for Family

How would you describe your family? Find powerful words to write about what makes your family unique.

  1. active
  2. adolescent
  3. adoptive
  4. adoring
  5. adult
  6. adventurous
  7. affectionate
  8. ancestral
  9. aristocratic
  10. average
  11. balanced
  12. behavioral
  13. beloved
  14. biological
  15. blended
  16. blessed
  17. brotherly
  18. busy
  19. candid
  20. caring
  21. casual
  22. chaotic
  23. charming
  24. cheerful
  25. close
  26. close-knit
  27. co-parenting
  28. cohesive
  29. collaborative
  30. communal
  31. compassionate
  32. competitive
  33. considerate
  34. conventional
  35. cordial
  36. cultural
  37. dear
  38. decent
  39. dedicated
  40. delightful
  41. descendant
  42. developmental
  43. devoted
  44. distant
  45. distinguished
  46. domestic
  47. doting
  48. dynastic
  49. early-rising
  50. earnest
  51. eccentric
  1. lighthearted
  2. listening
  3. lively
  4. living
  5. love-hate
  6. lovely
  7. loving
  8. loyal
  9. male
  10. marital
  11. maternal
  12. matriarchal
  13. meaningful
  14. modest
  15. moral
  16. motherly
  17. multicultural
  18. native
  19. nice
  20. noble
  21. nontraditional
  22. normal
  23. normative
  24. nuclear
  25. nurturing
  26. old-fashioned
  27. one-parent
  28. open-minded
  29. outgoing
  30. parental
  31. passionate
  32. patient
  33. patriarchal
  34. pedigreed
  35. pleasing
  36. powerful
  37. private
  38. proactive
  39. prominent
  40. proper
  41. prosperous
  42. proud
  43. quirky
  44. rare
  45. rearing
  46. receptive
  47. relatable
  48. related
  49. reproductive
  50. reserved
  51. respect
  1. emotional
  2. encouraging
  3. energetic
  4. enthusiastic
  5. enthusiastic
  6. entrepreneurial
  7. equal
  8. extended
  9. faithful
  10. familial
  11. financially well-off
  12. fond
  13. forthright
  14. foundational
  15. friendly
  16. fun
  17. fun-loving
  18. funny
  19. genealogical
  20. generous
  21. giving
  22. gracious
  23. happy
  24. hard-working
  25. harmonious
  26. healthy
  27. heartwarming
  28. helpful
  29. hereditary
  30. high-achieving
  31. high-spirited
  32. honest
  33. honorable
  34. household
  35. human
  36. ideal
  37. immediate
  38. impassioned
  39. inclusive
  40. independent
  41. industrious
  42. influential
  43. interesting
  44. interpersonal
  45. interracial
  46. intertwined
  47. joint
  48. joyful
  49. joyous
  50. juvenile
  51. kind
  1. respected
  2. responsive
  3. reunited
  4. reverential
  5. rewarding
  6. royal
  7. safe
  8. secure
  9. sensitive
  10. sentimental
  11. shared
  12. sincere
  13. single-parent
  14. sisterly
  15. social
  16. socioeconomic
  17. spirited
  18. sporty
  19. stable
  20. strict
  21. sturdy
  22. substantive
  23. supportive
  24. tactful
  25. teen
  26. tender
  27. thoughtful
  28. tight-knit
  29. together
  30. touchy-feely
  31. tribal
  32. truthful
  33. unconditional
  34. unconventional
  35. united
  36. uplifting
  37. upright
  38. upstanding
  39. vibrant
  40. virtuous
  41. vivacious
  42. warm
  43. warmhearted
  44. wealthy
  45. well-known
  46. well-meaning
  47. well-to-do
  48. whole
  49. wholesome
  50. wonderful
  1. adult
  2. advice
  3. advocacy
  4. advocate
  5. age
  6. allegiance
  7. ancestors
  8. ancestry
  9. attachment
  10. attachment styles
  11. attitude
  12. autonomy
  13. baby
  14. basis
  15. behavior
  16. belonging
  17. birthplace
  18. black sheep
  19. blessing
  20. blood
  21. blood bond
  22. blood relations
  23. bond
  24. bonding
  25. born
  26. bride
  27. brood
  28. brother
  29. brother-in-law
  30. bunch
  31. care
  32. caregiver
  33. caretaker
  34. caring
  35. child
  36. children
  37. clan
  38. co-parent
  39. common experience
  40. connection
  41. conversations
  42. core values
  43. couple
  44. cradle
  45. dad
  46. dedication
  47. descendant
  48. development
  49. dinnertime
  50. discipline
  1. group
  2. group effort
  3. guardian
  4. guide
  5. health
  6. heir
  7. heiress
  8. helicopter parenting
  9. heritage
  10. hive
  11. hive mind
  12. home
  13. home base
  14. homeland
  15. homestead
  16. house
  17. household
  18. husband
  19. in-laws
  20. income
  21. infancy
  22. inheritance
  23. institution
  24. intimacy
  25. kin
  26. kindness
  27. kinsfolk
  28. kinship
  29. kinsmen
  30. kinswoman
  31. laughter
  32. lifestyle
  33. lineage
  34. lore
  35. love
  36. love-hate relationship
  37. loyalty
  38. marriage
  39. maternal
  40. mediation
  41. merriment
  42. merrymaking
  43. mom
  44. moral compass
  45. morals
  46. mother-in-law
  47. motherland
  48. motivate
  49. native country
  50. native land
  1. education
  2. empathy
  3. empowerment
  4. enrichment
  5. equality
  6. estate
  7. expectation
  8. expert
  9. extended family
  10. family affairs
  11. family album
  12. family business
  13. family circle
  14. family feud
  15. family friends
  16. family history
  17. family home
  18. family man
  19. family matters
  20. family members
  21. family night
  22. family norm
  23. family resemblance
  24. family reunion
  25. family rule
  26. family secrets
  27. family ties
  28. family time
  29. family tradition
  30. family tree
  31. family unit
  32. family vacation
  33. family values
  34. father figure
  35. father-in-law
  36. firmness
  37. fitness
  38. flesh and blood
  39. flexibility
  40. focus
  41. forgiveness
  42. foundation
  43. genealogy
  44. generations
  45. generosity
  46. good citizenship
  47. grandfather
  48. grandmother
  49. gratitude
  50. grit
  1. next of kin
  2. nuclear family
  3. nursery
  4. nutrition
  5. offspring
  6. origins
  7. partner
  8. past
  9. patience
  10. pedigree
  11. physical
  12. pizza night
  13. predecessors
  14. pregnancy
  15. preteen
  16. pride
  17. pride and joy
  18. puberty
  19. quality time
  20. readiness
  21. relations
  22. relationship
  23. relatives
  24. reproduction
  25. respect
  26. responsibility
  27. roots
  28. security
  29. self
  30. separation
  31. sibling
  32. sister
  33. sister-in-law
  34. spirituality
  35. spouse
  36. storytelling
  37. style
  38. supervision
  39. support
  40. team
  41. teamwork
  42. teen
  43. teenager
  44. temperament
  45. thick and thin
  46. togetherness
  47. tribe
  48. upbringing
  49. vacation
  50. warmth
  1. abandoned
  2. abusive
  3. aggressive
  4. alienated
  5. annoying
  6. argumentative
  7. arguments
  8. authoritarian
  9. backstabbing
  10. being grounded
  11. broken
  12. bully
  13. childless
  14. closed off
  15. come down on
  16. competitive
  17. conflict
  18. cruel
  19. cut off
  20. dead
  21. deceased
  22. demanding
  23. detached
  24. difficult
  1. lonely
  2. loud
  3. lying
  4. malicious
  5. messy
  6. motherless
  7. mouth off
  8. noisy
  9. non-caring
  10. not talking
  11. orphaned
  12. outsider
  13. overly glorified
  14. paranoid
  15. picky
  16. poverty
  17. preachy
  18. problematic
  19. punishment
  20. pushy
  21. question authority
  22. run away
  23. screaming
  24. secretive
  1. disgrace
  2. disloyal
  3. distant
  4. distracted
  5. divorce
  6. dysfunctional
  7. egotistical
  8. emotionally distant
  9. emotionally manipulative
  10. estranged
  11. exile
  12. family feuds
  13. fatherless
  14. feel insecure
  15. fight
  16. forceful
  17. fraught
  18. homeless
  19. hurting
  20. impoverished
  21. inadequate
  22. infighting
  23. insensitive
  24. know-it-all
  1. selfish
  2. separate
  3. separated
  4. strained
  5. strained
  6. stressed
  7. strict
  8. struggling
  9. stubborn
  10. take for granted
  11. tell off
  12. tense
  13. transient
  14. trauma
  15. triggering
  16. tumultuous
  17. unhappy
  18. unpredictable
  19. unreliable
  20. unstable
  21. unsupportive
  22. yelling
  1. accept
  2. act like
  3. act up
  4. adore
  5. appreciate
  6. be a part of
  7. be born into
  8. be brought up
  9. be proud of
  10. be respectful
  11. be there for
  12. be together
  13. become
  14. being present
  15. believe in
  16. belong
  17. bless
  18. bring up
  19. bring up right
  20. care for
  21. celebrate one another
  22. cherish
  23. depend on
  24. descend from
  25. dote on
  26. eat meals together
  1. leave
  2. live together
  3. live up to
  4. live with
  5. look after
  6. look like
  7. look up to
  8. love
  9. love for a lifetime
  10. love no matter what
  11. love unconditionally
  12. make whole
  13. marry
  14. mother
  15. name after
  16. nature
  17. need
  18. nurture
  19. partner
  20. prize
  21. protect
  22. provide for
  23. push through
  24. put to bed
  25. reach
  26. read stories
  1. emigrate
  2. empathize
  3. face together
  4. father
  5. feed
  6. feel secure
  7. find
  8. focus on
  9. foster
  10. get along
  11. give advice
  12. give purpose
  13. go to the ends of the earth
  14. grow up
  15. guard
  16. have each other's back
  17. here 'till the end
  18. hold in the highest regard
  19. immigrate
  20. inherit
  21. inherit
  22. instill
  23. know
  24. know
  25. know well
  26. lead by example
  1. reliability
  2. reproduce
  3. reside
  4. respect
  5. run around after
  6. set an example
  7. settle down
  8. share
  9. spend time together
  10. split up
  11. stand behind
  12. stand together
  13. stand up for
  14. start a family
  15. start a family
  16. start a family tradition
  17. stick together
  18. support
  19. take after
  20. take one for the team
  21. tell stories
  22. treasure
  23. truly know
  24. turn to
  25. understand
  26. uplift
  1. a chip off the old block
  2. a face only a mother could love
  3. a family as loving and as patient as mine
  4. a family is a group of people who love unconditionally
  5. a family is the purest form of love and acceptance
  6. a family takes care of their own
  7. a family that [] together, stays together
  8. a family who disagrees, cares
  9. a little bit of loud, a little bit of crazy, and a whole lot of love
  10. a mother's love never wanes
  11. a parent who provides for his/her family
  12. always my mother. Now too, my friend
  13. blended families: woven together by choice, strengthened by love, tested by everything, and uniquely ours
  14. bless our nest
  15. blood is thicker than water
  16. born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
  17. experience life's up and downs together
  1. it is a blessing that I've been born into such a good family
  2. it runs in the family
  3. like father, like son
  4. like mother, like daughter
  5. love starts with family
  6. love, honesty, and connection are cultivated in a family
  7. mothers hold their children's hand for a short while, but their hearts forever
  8. my family accepts me for who I am
  9. my family is my greatest strength
  10. no matter how big or small the family, what matters most is love
  11. no matter what a family looks like, it is always full of love
  12. no one knows you better than your family does
  13. once a mother always a mother
  14. one big happy family
  15. one's own flesh and blood
  16. our branches grow in different directions, but our roots remain as one
  17. she wears the pants
  1. families shape who we are and who we choose to become
  2. family are the people that would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what
  3. family comes first
  4. family gives you the roots to stand tall and strong
  5. family is anyone who loves you unconditionally
  6. family is forever
  7. family is not defined by genes, it is built and maintained through love
  8. family is the anchor during rough waters
  9. family is the best team you could ever have
  10. family is the heart of a home
  11. family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs
  12. family makes you who you are and who you aren't
  13. family: where life begins and love never ends
  14. friends are the family you choose.
  15. happiness is homemade
  16. home is where the heart is
  17. insanity is hereditary: you get it from your children
  1. stronger together
  2. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
  3. the apple of [my] eye
  4. the love of a family is life's greatest blessing
  5. the love of family is like no other.
  6. the strength of family isn't determined by the number of members, but by the amount of love given and received
  7. there's no place like home
  8. through children, our name and hopes will carry on
  9. through ups and downs, a family will stand by each other.
  10. together we have it all
  11. treat your family like friends and your friends like family
  12. we start and end with the family
  13. we try to teach our children all about life, but our children teach us what life is all about
  14. where there is family, there is love
  15. you can't choose your family