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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Bombs are falling and the water and electricity keep cutting out, yet the bonds of family life remain intact.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Eminem's daughter Alaina Scott is reveling in family life!
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Her kids, who are 7 and 8, are regularly featured in scenes from their family life—Little League games, Easter-egg hunts, moments goofing around at home.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Ann and Anna Jarvis both recognized how family life is deeply affected by and intertwined with forces and developments outside the home.
—Rachel F. Seidman, Time, 10 May 2026
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Eminem's daughter Alaina Scott is reveling in family life!
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Her kids, who are 7 and 8, are regularly featured in scenes from their family life—Little League games, Easter-egg hunts, moments goofing around at home.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Ann and Anna Jarvis both recognized how family life is deeply affected by and intertwined with forces and developments outside the home.
—Rachel F. Seidman, Time, 10 May 2026
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“Family life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20life. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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