We very much wanted a family and both assumed that, within a few months, I'd be pregnant.

The families assume that there are others who avoid publicity to prevent damage to the careers of their children.

So families should not assume they make too much money.

She let her late husband's family in the east assume the 'T' stood for Thomas, the man whose last name he carried.

Back in his home town, his family and neighbors assumed he was dead after being gone for such a long time.

Mercedes' family assumes she has gone on holiday to Dubai.

Gambino takes over as boss, and the family assumes his name.

As the American family has assumed new forms, adoption agencies have begun to look beyond stereotypes to find parents.

Taylor and her family assumed they would live the rest of their lives in fear.

Although today's families assume it to be normal, the idea of children living with their parents until they are 18 is quite new.