blended family

noun

: a family that includes children of a previous marriage of one spouse or both

Examples of blended family in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dietrich, 36, is now a stay-at-home mother to her blended family of four teenagers and a 17-month-old. — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2023

Kourtney Kardashian Barker spent the Christmas holiday with her blended family. — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022

In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife. — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022

This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family. — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blended family

• multifamily
• nonfamily
• stepfamily
• subfamily