Noun family unit has 1 sense
  1. family, family unit - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
    --1 is a kind of kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
    --1 has members: child, kid; parent; sibling, sib
    --1 has particulars:
     couple, mates, match; marriage, married couple, man and wife; Marx Brothers
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