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ménage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ménage

those who live as a family in one house
  • Getting the whole unruly ménage ready for an outing takes quite a while.
Synonyms of ménage

extended family, home, house, household
Words Related to ménage

blood, folks, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, kith

brood

nuclear family

clan, community

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