family vs stock

stock vs family

family and stock both are nouns.

family is not an adjective while stock is an adjective.

family is not a verb while stock is a verb.

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

As nouns, stock is a hypernym of family; that is, stock is a word with a broader meaning than family:

family: people descended from a common ancestor
stock: the hereditary derivation of an individual

Other hypernyms of family include ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma.

family (noun)	stock (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	any animals kept for use or profit
people descended from a common ancestor	the merchandise that a shop has on hand
a social unit living together	the handle end of some implements or tools
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera	the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute	an ornamental white cravat
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities	lumber used in the construction of something
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities	liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
a person having kinship with another or others	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
	any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
	any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
	a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
	the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
	a supply of something available for future use
	a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
	the reputation and popularity a person has

family (adjective)	stock (adjective)
	regularly and widely used or sold
	routine
	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

family (verb)	stock (verb)
	put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
	have on hand
	amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
	provide or furnish with a stock of something
	supply with livestock
	supply with fish
	equip with a stock

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