family grouping

noun7

1. •
   A group of individuals who are related by blood and/or by marriage.
2. •
   A group of family members who are posed together.

   • In November of 1978, my mother-in-law gave me a box of old photos, one of which was a family grouping taken ca. 1892. — 1997
3. •
   A taxonomic grouping at the family level.

   • The deer family grouping is Cervidae, spelled without italics and pronounced SERV-ee-dah. — 2013
4. •
   A group of related items.

   • Just as an atom is a grouping of sub-atomic particles, and an organ or organism is a family grouping of cells, so also is 'the soul' a family grouping of selves. — 2007
5. •
   The method in which individuals are grouped together into families that live together.
6. •
   (UK) The system of grouping children of differing ages together, used primarily at the preschool level.
7. •
   The strategy of putting related inventory items together.

   • Effective item placement can often be achieved through tying both the inventory stratification and family grouping approaches together. — 2011