word family
noun/ˈwɜːd fæməli/
/ˈwɜːrd fæməli/
- a group of related words that are formed from the same word
- a word family consisting of ‘help’, ‘helper’ and ‘helpful’
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- (North American English) a group of words with particular features in common
- ‘Cat’ and ‘hat’ are in the same word family.
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