Familial vs Familylike - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to human family.
(technical) Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
Resembling a family
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Familylike is a related term of familial.
As adjectives the difference between familial and familylike
is that familial is of or pertaining to human family while familylike is resembling a family.familial
English
Adjective
(-)- Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.
- For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.
familylike
English
Alternative forms
* family-likeAdjective
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