nontraditional family
noun
: a family that is not made up of one mother, one father, and a child or children
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The writers’ room decided to add the element of a nontraditional family structure to that rough outline, Gershman says, in order to press on the notion of assumptions and expectations in the emergency room.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Musk isn't the only public figure whose nontraditional family life has sparked headlines.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
What hasn’t been as easy is the hate toward Farago and Sullivan as a nontraditional family.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
This is the family business of a nontraditional family.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Musk isn't the only public figure whose nontraditional family life has sparked headlines.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
What hasn’t been as easy is the hate toward Farago and Sullivan as a nontraditional family.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
This is the family business of a nontraditional family.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Nontraditional family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontraditional%20family. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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