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family-friendly

family-friendly adjective: suitable for families consisting of parents and minor children.

Adjective

family-friendly (comparative more family-friendly, superlative most family-friendly)

  1. Suitable for families consisting of parents and minor children.
    • This family friendly paradise - with its giant snow slides, outdoor amphitheatre, and traditional winter activities - is the ideal destination for the young and old alike.
  2. Promoting the welfare of the family structure.
    • [...] reviewing the parental leave and maternity schemes and, finally, raising awareness of employers about the importance of creating a family-friendly working environment.2003 May 1, “Joint Report On Social Inclusion”, in Commission of the European Communities
    • It's phenomenal to have the family-friendly policies which give people much better work-life balance compared with where we were 37 years ago."2024 January 24, Dyan Perry talks to Nick Brodrick, “The industry has given me so much”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 43
  3. (US) Devoid of material deemed inappropriate for children such as sexually-explicit text or images, use of profanity, or references to the use of illegal drugs.

Forms of family-friendly

comparativemore family-friendly
superlativemost family-friendly

Words formed from family-friendly

Questions about family-friendly

What does family-friendly mean?
Family-friendly means suitable for families consisting of parents and minor children.
What part of speech is family-friendly?
Family-friendly is an adjective.

Words near family-friendly in the dictionary

  1. family voting
  2. family wage
  3. family wages
  4. family woman
  5. family-friendliness
  6. family-friendly
  7. family-run
  8. family-sized
  9. family-style
  10. family-valuer
  11. family-valuers

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