Adjective: familial fu'mil-yul or fu'mi-lee-ul [N. Amer], fu'mi-lee-ul [Brit]
- 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
"familial traits";
- genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
See also: hereditable [rare], heritable, inheritable
Encyclopedia: Familial