How do you define 'family' and has that definition evolved over time for you?

A family is the basic foundation of any functional society.

Every family is different and therefore the dynamics and requirements of every family is different. There is no blanket rule

Family is any group of two+ people who love and care for each other

Family is not necessarily who you're born into. It can change and evolve as people join or leave the family. The definition of family has certainly changed over time.

Family is the people who you share DNA with. Your ancestry. This is the same.

Two adults who care for a child/children, whether it's the parents or other family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles.

People who are there for you, who support and take on responsibilities around the place you stay in

Family is the people who are related to us the most, by connections.

Family is the group of people who you care about and who you know will be there forever, not necessarily related by blood.

Family is a group of people who love and care for each other and have the same lawyer and die on the same day in the same time of accident

Family is the group of people who you love or care for, they don't have to be related to you as there are loads of different types of families.

Family is a collection of people you are close to by blood

Family are the closest relatives to you! Close friends and romantic love interests/domestic partners (and their families) can also be seen as your family!

Familialism is short sighted, because the ideology looks at old values, instead of the actual problems that need to be solved.

Family is someone related to me or extremely close to me that I have known nearly my whole life

I define family as the ones you choose to spend your time with as well as the ones by blood

It is people who you feel safe with and who you trust

Family is a group of people starting from at least two who are either blood or by law related or people you love like they are family. This defentition definitely has evoled alot.

family is a core element of our society. it creates an opportunity for a stable society and reduces crime, lack of education. it enhances culture, morals and value. it creates a stable household, for the kids of prosper and get quality education and lifestyle. the definition family shall always remain the same.
I believe in a nuclear family and it is essential to conserve our culture.

We need strong traditional family units with mothers, fathers and children

Familialism is a term that emphasizes the importance of family relationships and the role they play in shaping individual behaviors and societal norms. Traditionally, 'family' has been defined as a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption, typically consisting of parents and their children.

However, this definition has evolved over time to include a broader spectrum of relationships. Nowadays, family can also encompass close friends, long-term partners, and even community members who share strong emotional bonds and mutual support. This evolution reflects changes in societal values, cultural norms, and the recognition of diverse family structures.

This is the smallest possible set of people beneficial for the society’s survival and development. Other subsets of society exist, but they are less effective at ensuring social cohesion. Over time I’ve included in that definition same sex families and childless unions.

Family to me is a group of people who will stick by each other through thick and thin, no conditions attached. You love each other, you support each other, you argue with each other, and you learn from eachother. Some families are blood-relations, and others are non-blood relations. Either way, you feel it in your soul that these people are your family.

Family is different to everyone but usually defined as those closest to you, as a support system.

In my youth I believed that family was defined by blood. I've come to believe Family is the people that you love and love you back. They could be friends, neighbors, the people in your life that you start to rely on. Of course your family can be part of your 'family', but they can disown you. 'Family' doesn't do that.

Move with the times, a single mother or a gay couple who have children and love them as a straight family shouldn’t be penalised for it.

Family is those who are biologically related to you, but also those who are friends and around you and take good care of you.

the person/people who have cared for you in your upbringing.

Your core group - parents, siblings, children, regardless of race, sexuality

Family is a male and a female whom are married and have created children.

i think that defining a family unit promotes heteronormativity and negative traditional beliefs

Family isn’t just who your blood related to it’s also the people who you’ve created a strong relationship with even if you don’t speak it will be the same when you reconnect.

Family doesn’t have to be blood. It can be any close group of people who function as an immediate and intimate unit.

Its the people who you choose, usually those who you live with, as well as related to by choice/blood

People that are close to you, by law, blood or friendship.

Family, to me, refers to a bond either built or birthed. That bond describing kinship and commonality.

Mom, dad, siblings and all others that share a common bloodline

Family are the people that are valuable to you and that you choose to build your life with

Family is the bond between children (adopted or not) with their mother, father and siblings. Its purpose is to be the first form of socialisation for the children.
Of course not every family is functional and not everyone owes love or a relationship with their family.

Family are those blood related, married in, or adopted in. Fostering can also be family. Friends can be family.