What does famiglia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word famiglia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use famiglia in Italian.

The word famiglia in Italian means family, family, house, family, family, family, boarding with a family, have a family, have a family that supports you, good family, head of the household, foster home, family status declaration, last name, family name, family pack, of good stock, family law, be very close to your family, extended family, common law family, to raise a family, dearest _____ family, don't air dirty laundry in public, don't wash your dirty linen in public, the family's role, the holy family, bereavement in the family, mother, family doctor, start a family, pater familias, family problems, family issues, Holy Family, family certificate, household certificate, I have a family. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word famiglia

family

sostantivo femminile (padre, madre e figli)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siamo una famiglia numerosa: abbiamo quattro figli.
We are a big family, we have four children.

family, house

sostantivo femminile (casata nobiliare) (nobility)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il Casato di Hannover è un'antica famiglia reale tedesca.
The Hannover dynasty is an old German royal family.

family

sostantivo femminile (figurato (insieme omogeneo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Erano più che amici; erano una famiglia.
They were more than friends; they were family.

family

sostantivo femminile (mafia: gruppo) (mafia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La polizia ha arrestato un esponente della nota famiglia mafiosa.
The police has arrested a member of the notorious Mafia family.

family

sostantivo femminile (biologia: classificazione) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La volpe e il cane appartengono alla stessa famiglia.
Foxes and dogs belong to the same family.

boarding with a family

have a family

have a family that supports you

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

good family

head of the household

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foster home

(with a private family)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Crescere in una casa famiglia lo ha profondamente segnato.
Growing up in a group home seriously affected him.

family status declaration

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hai scelto di non chiedere il certificato di famiglia per truffare lo stato? Vergognati!

last name, family name

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

family pack

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

of good stock

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

family law

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chi sei tu per negarmi il diritto di famiglia?

be very close to your family

extended family

sostantivo femminile (con parenti non biologici)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common law family

to raise a family

dearest _____ family

Dearest Di Stefano family, You are cordially invited to Maria's baptism.

don't air dirty laundry in public

don't wash your dirty linen in public

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the family's role

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the holy family

bereavement in the family

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mother

(family member)

family doctor

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

start a family

pater familias

(head of the family)

family problems, family issues

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

Holy Family

family certificate, household certificate

sostantivo maschile (anagrafe (documento: membri del nucleo familiare)

Il certificato di stato di famiglia deve essere richiesto nel comune di residenza.
Your family certificate must be requested in your municipality of residence.

I have a family

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