anti-family
adjective
an·ti-fam·i·ly
ˌan-tē-ˈfam-lē 
-ˈfa-mə-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or unsupportive of families or family values
Some fans take LaRoche's side, saying parents should always have time for kids, even at work, and anyone who says otherwise is anti-family …—
John Kass
John Kass
Examples of anti-family in a Sentence
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Mark Gale, criminal justice chair of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for greater Los Angeles County, sees a strong anti-family bias in the legislation.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
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“Anti-family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-family. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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