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blended families

blended families is the plural of blended family.

Meaning of blended family

Noun

blended family (plural blended families)

  1. A stepfamily in which both new spouses have one or more living children from prior partners.
    • The new traditions established in a blended family are either a blend of traditions both mates have brought into the marriage or something completely new. Because of Adrienne's and my family backgrounds, the blend of most of our traditions […]1984, Tom Frydenger, Adrienne Frydenger, The Blended Family, Chosen Books, →ISBN

Questions about blended families

What is blended families the plural of?
Blended families is the plural of blended family.

Words near blended families in the dictionary

  1. blendabilities
  2. blendability
  3. blendable
  4. blende
  5. blended
  6. blended families
  7. blended family
  8. blended in
  9. blended learning
  10. blended up
  11. blendedness

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