familial
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- relating to or having the characteristics of a family“children of the same familial background”“familial aggregation”
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity“an inherited disease”“familial traits”“genetically transmitted features”Synonyms: genetichereditaryinheritedtransmittedtransmissible
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
familial \familial\ adj.
1.relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation. [WordNet 1.5]
2.tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits.
Syn: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible. [WordNet 1.5]