family mannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i ˌmæn/us/ˈfæm.əl.i ˌmæn/a man who has a wife and children, or who enjoys spending a lot of time with them
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- grandchild
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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Examples from literature
- From that time, Harvey, with judicious encouragement over a few hard spots, has become a good family man and a regular provider.
- He suffered many hardships in his youth, and grew up a quiet, industrious, family man.
- He was a family man, with a stout wife and married son.
- Here, for instance, is an obnoxious candidate who is a quiet, respectable, honest, church-going family man.
- They built themselves houses with wooden frames, covered with reeds and rushes, learned to converse in the native language, and became family men.