Daddy  was reading a story about word families to Bella when Bella  asked, 

"What is a word family, Dad?"

"It means that words have families too, just like people?", Said Daddy.

Bella wanted to ask questions when Daddy said, "It's time to sleep Bella." He turns the light off, and walks out to watch TV.

Bella jumps out of bed and goes to Dad and asks, "So can words have family trees too?"

"Absolutely!, You see a family tree for people is a  diagram representing generations of families and how they are linked throughout the years; similarly, words are related to other words too, making them a word family."

Bella was super interested in inquiring about his family and its place in the family tree and word families. 

"Who is in our family, Dad?", asks Bella

 "Well, it's me, your mom, you and your younger brother, Bob. So we are your immediate family." , replies Daddy.

"What about Granny and Grandpa, Uncle and Auntie and their daughter Kim. Are they part of our family too?" Bella asks inquisitively.

"Yes, they are all part of our extended family, as they are all linked to Grandpa. We share a link with them, but they are not in our immediate family."

"What about my friends Sera? Where is she in our family tree?" Bella asks sadly.

With a smile, Daddy says, "Sera is a friend. She is loved and is dear to us, just like family, but since she is not a part of our historical roots, she can not be in our family tree. So don't be sad; she has her own family tree."

"Ok, now back to bed, Bella,"  says Daddy

"Daddy, can you give me an example of a word family?" says Bella. 

"Of course, I can. Let's look at the word family of 'play'. What does play 'mean'?.'  asks daddy.

" Hmm, when you are doing something fun.", says Bella.

Then Daddy asks, "Can you give me any more words with the structure <play> that shares the same meaning?" asks Daddy

"Sure I can;  We have 'play, player, plays, playful, playfulness," Bella answers proudly.

"Great! Now tell me, what is the main meaningful part or the base in the word 'player?' asks Daddy.

"It is again <play> Daddy, like someone who plays.", says Bella.

"Let me ask you one thing, and then off you go to sleep. What about the word 'display'? Do you see <play> in it?" asks Daddy.

Bella says," Yes, I do see <play> in <display>, but I can't explain what display means even though I understand the meaning." 

"Ok, so can you use it in a sentence?" asks Daddy.

"Yes, the display of the blocks at the toy store was terrific," replies Bella with a smile.