multifamily

adjective

mul·​ti·​fam·​i·​ly ˌməl-tē-ˈfam-lē 

-ˌtī-, 

-ˈfa-mə-lē

: involving or common to more than one family

a multifamily home

In contrast to single-family housing, where residents typically pay directly based on the amount of water used, there are several models for billing multifamily residents …

—Elizabeth A. Wentz et al.

Examples of multifamily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Placer County Planning Commission will consider an ordinance to rezone the area from a residential multifamily design to a resort design and to move forward with the project. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Three children died and their father is in the hospital after a fire broke out on Thanksgiving night at a Kenosha multifamily apartment building. —Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Of all the commercial real estate sectors, multifamily housing led in competition with the strongest bidding activity. —Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

Founded in 2014, The Garrett Companies develops, builds and manages multifamily projects in 22 states, according to its website. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multifamily

• family
• nonfamily
• stepfamily
• subfamily