familiar

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English familiar, familier, from Latin familiāris (“pertaining to servants; pertaining to the household”). By surface analysis, family +‎ -ar. Piecewise doublet of familial. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþ. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈmɪl.jɚ/, /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/, (non-standard) /fɚˈmɪl.jɚ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /fəˈmil(ɪ)jə(r)/, (proscribed, non-stress-shift from family) /ˈfam(ɪ)lɪjə(r)/ === Adjective === familiar (comparative more familiar, superlative most familiar) Known to one, or generally known; commonplace. Acquainted. Intimate or friendly. Of or pertaining to a family; familial. 1822, Lord Byron, Werner ==== Synonyms ==== (acquainted): acquainted (intimate, friendly): close, friendly, intimate, personal (inappropriately intimate or friendly): cheeky, fresh, impudent ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “known to one”): ignorant, unfamiliar, unknown (antonym(s) of “acquainted”): unacquainted (antonym(s) of “intimate”): cold, cool, distant, impersonal, standoffish, unfriendly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== familial ==== Translations ==== === Noun === familiar (plural familiars) (witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form. (obsolete) A member of one's family or household. A member of a pope's or bishop's household. (obsolete) A close friend. (historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people. ==== Synonyms ==== nigget ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== daimon (a tutelary spirit that guides a person) === References === === Further reading === Familiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin familiāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fə.mi.liˈar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [fə.mi.liˈa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [fa.mi.liˈaɾ] === Adjective === familiar m or f (masculine and feminine plural familiars) familiar familial family-friendly ==== Derived terms ==== familiaritzar familiarment unifamiliar ==== Related terms ==== familiaritat === Noun === familiar m or f by sense (plural familiars) relative === Noun === familiar m (plural familiars) clipping of cotxe familiar ==== Related terms ==== família === Further reading === “familiar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “familiar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “familiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “familiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin familiāris. === Adjective === familiar m or f (plural familiares) of family close, familiar daily, plain === Noun === familiar m (plural familiares) relative ==== Synonyms ==== parente achegado ==== Related terms ==== familia familiaridade familiarizar === Further reading === “familiar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === familiar m indefinite plural of familie == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin familiāris. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === familiar m or f (plural familiares) familiar (known to one) (relational) family ==== Derived terms ==== familiarmente ==== Related terms ==== familiaridade familial === Noun === familiar m (plural familiares) (usually in the plural) relative (person in the same family) familiar (attendant spirit) Synonym: espírito familiar ==== Related terms ==== família === Further reading === “familiar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “familiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French familier, from Latin familiaris. By surface analysis, familie +‎ -ar. === Adjective === familiar m or n (feminine singular familiară, masculine plural familiari, feminine/neuter plural familiare) familiar ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== familiaritate == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin familiāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /famiˈljaɾ/ [fa.miˈljaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: fa‧mi‧liar === Adjective === familiar m or f (masculine and feminine plural familiares) familial, family close, familiar daily, plain family-friendly ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === familiar m (plural familiares) relative, family member Synonyms: miembro de la familia, pariente (automotive) station wagon; estate car Synonyms: (Colombia, Venezuela) camioneta, (Mexico) guayín, (Spain) ranchera, (chiefly Argentina) rural, (Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico) station wagon, (Bolivia, Mexico) vagoneta ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “familiar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025