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what does the word 'family' stand for?

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dodamaksoud | 14:06 Sat 30th Apr 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Apparently family stands for, Father And Mother........ which makes up 'FAM...' but what does the I, L and Y STAND FOR?  
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Avatar Image landie
Doesn't ILY stand for (I Love You)?
16:01 Sat 30th Apr 2005
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Sorry but that theory won't work.  In Spain its Familia - mother and father being mama y papa - so........
17:19 Sat 30th Apr 2005
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Click http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=FAMILY&Find=Find for an acronym web-page which offers two possibilities.

20:22 Sat 30th Apr 2005
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in france it's famille: m�re et p�re je vous aime => mepjva.

out of sheer curiousity, where did you hear this?

01:10 Sun 01st May 2005
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The polyglots have hijacked this question

Russian students get confused because family is 'semya' and 'familiya' means your surname (or family name).

02:24 Sun 01st May 2005
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As in many cases, 'family' is derived from the Latin word for household, or servants of the house-'familia', from the word for servant-'famulus'.
13:23 Mon 02nd May 2005

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