family resemblance

== English == === Noun === family resemblance (plural family resemblances) Physical similarities shared between close relatives, especially between parents and children and between siblings. (philosophy) One of a series of overlapping similarities between two or more comparanda. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “family resemblance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.