How many syllables in family?

There are 3 syllables in the word family.

How to pronounce family:

family (noun):: a social unit living together.; one's wife or husband and one's children; the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children; any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family

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non-relatives

nonfamily

nonrelatives

outsiders

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