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chosen family

chosen family noun: a group of people who are not biologically related but who have formed a supportive group that fills the role normally expected to be supplied by the family one is born into.

Noun

chosen family (plural chosen families)

  1. A group of people who are not biologically related but who have formed a supportive group that fills the role normally expected to be supplied by the family one is born into.
    • ...but when a sudden change of events jeopardizes their summer in gay paradise, their bonds as a chosen family are pushed to the limit.2022 December 23, Taylor Henderson, “Matt Rogers Reveals Potential Ideas for Fire Island 2 Sequel”, in Out Magazine
    • De La Cruz's writing offers caregiving models that blend biological and chosen family, a narrative strategy central to the contemporary trans fiction of Casey Plett.2020, Marty Fink, Forget Burial
    Synonyms:
    family of choice, found family, kith and kin
    Antonyms:
    biological family

Synonyms of chosen family

Antonyms

  • biological family

Forms of chosen family

pluralchosen families

Questions about chosen family

What does chosen family mean?
Chosen family means a group of people who are not biologically related but who have formed a supportive group that fills the role normally expected to be supplied by the family one is born into.
What part of speech is chosen family?
Chosen family is a noun.
What is the plural of chosen family?
The plural of chosen family is chosen families.

Words near chosen family in the dictionary

  1. chose the wrong horse
  2. chose up
  3. chose violence
  4. chosen
  5. chosen families
  6. chosen family
  7. chosen instrument
  8. chosen instruments
  9. chosen name
  10. chosen one
  11. chosen one's battles

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