family unit meaning

Noun: family unit

1. Primary social group; parents and children
   - family

Derived forms: family units

Type of: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe

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1. the larger and more varied family units of earlier days probably also served to cushion the shocks of generational conflicts.
2. family unit also won't treat unfairly you
3. of school of your run by the local people, family unit can want erratically
4. above all else, their respect they have for one another makes them, that family unit, supreme
5. in africa, a basic family unit consists of six to twelve animals, but families of twelve to twenty elephants are quite common