family man
noun
: a man with a spouse and child or children dependent on him
especially
: a man devoted to his family
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As the world changes around him, the conservative family man tries his best to be a good husband to Peggy (Kathy Najimy) and father to Bobby (Pamela Adlon), whose sensitivity and theatrics frequently baffle him.
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EW.com, 16 June 2025
In an admirable feat of literary excavation, Leader goes behind the scenes and reveals not just how the biography came to be but what Ellmann himself was like, as both a family man and as a Northwestern University scholar.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
The Assouline book was created in partnership with Brunello Cucinelli, one of fashion’s consummate family men.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Even though the movie took the usual Hollywood liberties with Pusser’s life, the film played like a pure piece of American neo-realism: Audiences saw a strong family man who becomes politically involved only after being cheated at a local casino, beaten and left for dead.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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EW.com, 16 June 2025
In an admirable feat of literary excavation, Leader goes behind the scenes and reveals not just how the biography came to be but what Ellmann himself was like, as both a family man and as a Northwestern University scholar.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
The Assouline book was created in partnership with Brunello Cucinelli, one of fashion’s consummate family men.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Even though the movie took the usual Hollywood liberties with Pusser’s life, the film played like a pure piece of American neo-realism: Audiences saw a strong family man who becomes politically involved only after being cheated at a local casino, beaten and left for dead.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for family man
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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