A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.

A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.

(Pertaining to classification) The category used in classification which is subordinate to a class and superior to a family.

a big family

a family which has grown as a result of procreation