big family / large family

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alex_genius_20

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I come from a big family. (I mean many sisters and brothers.)
I come from a large family. (I mean many sisters and brothers.)

Hello,
Are both natural to you? Which one is more used?

Thank you.
 
There's no difference.

They're both natural, but I'd say #1 is more common (if you had numbered them).
 
It doesn't really matter, but these results put large slightly ahead, more so in BrE:

COCA Big family- 379
Large family- 406

BNC Big family- 55
Large family- 144
 
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