family vs marriage

marriage vs family

family and marriage both are nouns.

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

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

family: primary social group; parents and children
marriage: two people who are married to each other

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

family (noun)	marriage (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
people descended from a common ancestor	two people who are married to each other
a social unit living together	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera	a close and intimate union
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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

Difference between family and marriage

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