family life
noun
: the kind of life a person normally leads when one is married and has children
He enjoys family life.
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But your 30s often mean different priorities—family life for some, career changes and solo travel for others.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Half a century later, Roig’s excavation of family life in a period of historical flux is now available in English in the United States for the first time.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
One of the first things war changes is family life.
—Sarah Al Asmar, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Half a century later, Roig’s excavation of family life in a period of historical flux is now available in English in the United States for the first time.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
One of the first things war changes is family life.
—Sarah Al Asmar, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Family life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20life. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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