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.
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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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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 29 Nov. 2024.
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