1. A path, trail, or route that is well-known and frequently traveled by a family or group of people; a familiar way or passage
The children followed the familiar path through the forest every day after school.
As crianças seguiam o caminho familiar pela floresta todos os dias após a escola.
2. Figuratively, an established pattern or customary way of doing things within a family context
He walked the sendero familiar of family traditions passed down through generations.
Ele seguia o caminho familiar das tradições familiares transmitidas através das gerações.