first family

noun

1
or First Family : the family of the U.S. president
2
: a family that has great importance, influence, or success in a specified activity or profession
He and his sons are considered the first family of jazz.

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Wakefield, 21, Olguin and their then-1-year-old son Elijah went on their first family trip, to Miami, in August 2021, not knowing that their lives were about to change forever. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Violent events were common for the first family, but much less so for the second group of planetary systems, the researchers found. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing. — Naftali Bendavid, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Jason Speaking of football-loving families, the Kelces seem to have usurped the Mannings for the sport’s first family. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for first family

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“First family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20family. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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