Familiar, n.
- 1. Intimate, intimate friend, bosom friend, boon companion, close acquaintance, near associate.
- 2. Familiar spirit, demon or evil spirit at call.
Familiarity, n.
- 1. Acquaintance, familiar knowledge, etc.
- 2. Intimacy, fellowship, friendship, etc.
- 3. Friendliness, sociability, etc.
- 4. Informality, freedom, etc.
- 5. Over-freedom, disrespect, etc.
- 6. General recognition, etc. See familiar.
Familiarize, v. a. Accustom, habituate, inure, use, train.
Family, n.
- 1. Household, parents and children.
- 2. Lineage, race, tribe, clan, kindred, house, line of ancestors.
- 3. Subdivision of an order, group of genera.
Family way. Pregnancy.
Famine, n. Dearth, scarcity of food.
Famish, v. a.
- 1. Starve, kill or destroy with hunger.
- 2. Distress with hunger, exhaust by hunger.
Famish, v. n.
- 1. Starve, die of hunger, perish for want of food.