The English word "family" has a very specific, and very narrow meaning in modern English. If someone asks you, for example, "How's your family?", it is generally understood two ways, depending on whether or not you are married and have your own children. It either means you and your spouse, along with any children you have, or it means you and your parents, and any siblings that you have. However, such a concept of "family" only started in 15th …