SINCE 1828
blended family
nounDefinition of blended family
: a family that includes children of a previous marriage of one spouse or both
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Now, the lovebirds are selling their New York City apartment(s) for the most important reason: to find a place with plenty of room for their blended family. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Jennifer Lopez And Alex Rodriguez Are Selling Their New York City Home For $17.5 Million," 11 Jan. 2019 Claire Gillespie is a writer living in Scotland with her blended family of eight. — Claire Gillespie, Glamour, "Self-Care Only Worked for Me When I Got Sober," 22 Dec. 2018 Now, the blended family is six-strong, with an even number of boys and girls. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Here's Your First Look at Christina El Moussa's Wedding Ring," 2 Jan. 2019 Already this month, the cozy couple gave us a couple behind-the-scenes looks at their holiday preparations, including decorating their tree with roses and snaps of their blended family. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "For Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Christmas Was All About Matching PJs and Holiday Dancing," 26 Dec. 2018 First there was Julia, Elmo's friend with autism, and then there was Rudy, Abby's step-brother, who arrived with the rest of their blended family. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "'Sesame Street' Just Introduced a New Character Who Is Experiencing Homelessness," 13 Dec. 2018 Jen Hart often painted an idyllic picture of her blended family. — Glamour, "Broken Harts, Episode 1: Fear," 4 Dec. 2018 Maybe the women envisioned the perfect blended family for themselves—even tried to manifest it with their photos and stories—but had no idea what day-to-day life would be like. — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, "Two White Moms. Six Black Kids. One Unthinkable Tragedy. A Look Inside the ‘Perfect’ Hart Family," 6 Sep. 2018 The documentary also introduces us to his blended family. — refinery29.com, "A Guide To The Complicated Family Tree Of The Staircase," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blended family.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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