nontraditional family

noun

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

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Musk isn't the only public figure whose nontraditional family life has sparked headlines. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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