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first families

first families is the plural of first family.

Meaning of first family

Noun

first family (plural first families)

  1. (generic) A nuclear family that is or was a First Family, when speaking non-specifically.
  2. A family of great importance or influence.
    • They walked up the Fifth Avenue, where, for instance, he had told them that all the first families lived. But the first families were out of town, and our young travelers had only the satisfaction of seeing some of the second—or perhaps even the third—taking the evening air upon balconies and high...1878, Henry James, An International Episode

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Questions about first families

What is first families the plural of?
First families is the plural of first family.

Words near first families in the dictionary

  1. first eleven
  2. First Empire
  3. first estate
  4. first exit time
  5. first exit times
  6. first families
  7. first family
  8. first fiddle
  9. first fiddles
  10. first fifteen
  11. first finger

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