family vs couple

couple vs family

family and couple both are nouns.

family is not a verb while couple is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
family	Yes	No	No	No
couple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, couple is a hyponym of family; that is, couple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than family:

family: primary social group; parents and children
couple: a pair of people who live together

Other hyponyms of family include match, mates, man and wife, marriage, married couple.

family (noun)	couple (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	a pair who associate with one another
people descended from a common ancestor	a pair of people who live together
a social unit living together	(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera	two items of the same kind
a collection of things sharing a common attribute	a small indefinite number
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others

family (verb)	couple (verb)
	engage in sexual intercourse
	link together
	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
	form a pair or pairs

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