subfamilyn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌfam(ᵻ)li/,

/ˈsʌbˌfaml̩i/, U.S.

/ˈˌsəbˈˌfæm(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, family n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + family n. With sense 2a compare French sous-famille (1770 or earlier in a botanical context).

1. A subdivision of a human family. In modern use chiefly: (Sociology) a family (consisting of a person with a partner or child, or both) living with another (related) family group. Also occasionally in extended use of people living together in a community.In early use in biblical contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > subdivision of

subfamilya1638

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) i. xlix. 274 Israel first came out by their Tribes, then by their Families; where we must understand also their Sub-families.

a1719 F. Lee Απολειπομενα (1752) II. xviii. 41 It pleased the supreme Proprietor of the Earth..to appoint out the several Families and Sub-Families their respective Lots.

1820 E. Wells Hist. Geogr. Old & New Test. I. iii. 53 He [sc. Moses] must mean absolute families, not sub-families or households.

1846 Oberlin Evangelist 8 52/3 As the number of his pupils increased,..he divided his whole company into little families of twelve.., and placed each sub-family under the care of a house-father.

1903 C. Thomas & W. J. McGee Indians N. Amer. in Hist. Times xiv. 306 This family or stock consisted of four..subfamilies.

1964 Census of Population 1960 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) I. i. p. lviii/2 A subfamily is a married couple with or without own children, or one parent with one or more own children under 18 years old, living in a housing unit and related to the head of the household or his wife.

1993 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Dec. b3 The analysis found that many children are growing up in what are termed subfamilies, in which neither parent heads the household.

a. Biology. A taxonomic category ranking below family and above tribe; a group of this rank.The standard termination for a subfamily name is now -inae (in animals) or -oideae (in plants).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [noun] > tribe, sub-tribe, or sub-family

tribe1640

subfamily1805

stirps1863

1805 Philos. Mag. 21 36 It [sc. the plant family] appears itself to be composed of particular groups or species of sub-families.__

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 19/1 He denominates these subfamilies, cyprinoïdes, siluroïdes, salmonoïdes, clupeoïdes, and lucioïdes respectively.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 87 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The sub-family Melolonthidæ feed exclusively on vegetable matter.

1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 189 Noctuidae. This extensive assemblage of moths..has been divided by Staudinger into five subfamilies.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 484 Our common species [of solitary wasps] belong to the subfamily Eumeninae.

2007 M. O'Shea Boas & Pythons World 18/2 The second subfamily, the Erycinae,..includes sand boas and rosy boas.

b. A subdivision of any family in classification.Formerly frequently in Linguistics, although now widely considered as implying too close a network of relationships, branch being the preferred term.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > [noun] > family of languages > subdivision

subfamily1844

1844 R. Chambers Vestiges of Nat. Hist. Creation 198 The Gaelic of Scotland, Erse of Ireland, and the Welsh, are the only living branches of this sub-family of languages.

1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 195 The various sub-families and even closer kindred dialects had deviated too widely from their original and from one another.

1892 F. N. Cole tr. E. Netto Theory Substitutions i. vi. 125 H should be a self-conjugate subgroup of G, or, in other words,..the family of G should be a self-conjugate subfamily of that of H.

1906 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 45 295 He regards the Tibeto-Burman stock as a subfamily of the Indo-Chinese group.

1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Feb. b4 Both disease agents belong to the same unusual subfamily of viruses, which are designated retroviruses.

2003 R. J. Rosengren & B. J. Bray in V. R. Preedy & R. R. Watson Rev. Food & Nutrition Toxicity (2004) v. 100 Due to the immense spectrum of isoforms in the CYP450 superfamily, they are further categorized into families and subfamilies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subfamily
释义	subfamilyn. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌfam(ᵻ)li/, /ˈsʌbˌfaml̩i/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbˈˌfæm(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, family n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + family n. With sense 2a compare French sous-famille (1770 or earlier in a botanical context). 1. A subdivision of a human family. In modern use chiefly: (Sociology) a family (consisting of a person with a partner or child, or both) living with another (related) family group. Also occasionally in extended use of people living together in a community.In early use in biblical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > subdivision of subfamilya1638 a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) i. xlix. 274 Israel first came out by their Tribes, then by their Families; where we must understand also their Sub-families. a1719 F. Lee Απολειπομενα (1752) II. xviii. 41 It pleased the supreme Proprietor of the Earth..to appoint out the several Families and Sub-Families their respective Lots. 1820 E. Wells Hist. Geogr. Old & New Test. I. iii. 53 He [sc. Moses] must mean absolute families, not sub-families or households. 1846 Oberlin Evangelist 8 52/3 As the number of his pupils increased,..he divided his whole company into little families of twelve.., and placed each sub-family under the care of a house-father. 1903 C. Thomas & W. J. McGee Indians N. Amer. in Hist. Times xiv. 306 This family or stock consisted of four..subfamilies. 1964 Census of Population 1960 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) I. i. p. lviii/2 A subfamily is a married couple with or without own children, or one parent with one or more own children under 18 years old, living in a housing unit and related to the head of the household or his wife. 1993 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Dec. b3 The analysis found that many children are growing up in what are termed subfamilies, in which neither parent heads the household. 2. a. Biology. A taxonomic category ranking below family and above tribe; a group of this rank.The standard termination for a subfamily name is now -inae (in animals) or -oideae (in plants). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [noun] > tribe, sub-tribe, or sub-family tribe1640 subfamily1805 stirps1863 1805 Philos. Mag. 21 36 It [sc. the plant family] appears itself to be composed of particular groups or species of sub-families.__ 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 19/1 He denominates these subfamilies, cyprinoïdes, siluroïdes, salmonoïdes, clupeoïdes, and lucioïdes respectively. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 87 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The sub-family Melolonthidæ feed exclusively on vegetable matter. 1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 189 Noctuidae. This extensive assemblage of moths..has been divided by Staudinger into five subfamilies. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 484 Our common species [of solitary wasps] belong to the subfamily Eumeninae. 2007 M. O'Shea Boas & Pythons World 18/2 The second subfamily, the Erycinae,..includes sand boas and rosy boas. b. A subdivision of any family in classification.Formerly frequently in Linguistics, although now widely considered as implying too close a network of relationships, branch being the preferred term. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > [noun] > family of languages > subdivision subfamily1844 1844 R. Chambers Vestiges of Nat. Hist. Creation 198 The Gaelic of Scotland, Erse of Ireland, and the Welsh, are the only living branches of this sub-family of languages. 1856 W. D. Whitney in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 5 195 The various sub-families and even closer kindred dialects had deviated too widely from their original and from one another. 1892 F. N. Cole tr. E. Netto Theory Substitutions i. vi. 125 H should be a self-conjugate subgroup of G, or, in other words,..the family of G should be a self-conjugate subfamily of that of H. 1906 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 45 295 He regards the Tibeto-Burman stock as a subfamily of the Indo-Chinese group. 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Feb. b4 Both disease agents belong to the same unusual subfamily of viruses, which are designated retroviruses. 2003 R. J. Rosengren & B. J. Bray in V. R. Preedy & R. R. Watson Rev. Food & Nutrition Toxicity (2004) v. 100 Due to the immense spectrum of isoforms in the CYP450 superfamily, they are further categorized into families and subfamilies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1638
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