nontraditional family

noun

: a family that is not made up of one mother, one father, and a child or children

Examples of nontraditional family in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Musk isn't the only public figure whose nontraditional family life has sparked headlines. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024 What hasn’t been as easy is the hate toward Farago and Sullivan as a nontraditional family. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024 This is the family business of a nontraditional family. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

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“Nontraditional family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontraditional%20family. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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