"family unit" meaning in English

See family unit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: family units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} family unit (plural family units)
  1. A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate. Hypernyms: family, unit Hyponyms: immediate family, extended family
    Sense id: en-family_unit-en-noun-EbRWA719 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Addiction and Its Effect on the Family Unit:",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate."
      ],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "extended family"
        }
      ],
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          "family member"
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          "distant",
          "distant"
        ],
        [
          "immediate",
          "immediate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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