family vs unit

family and unit both are nouns.

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

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

family: a social unit living together
unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

Other hypernyms of family include social unit.

family (noun)	unit (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
people descended from a common ancestor	a single undivided whole
a social unit living together	an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera	a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
a collection of things sharing a common attribute	any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities	an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others

Difference between family and unit

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