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happy families

happy families noun: a children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families.

Noun

happy families (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families

Questions about happy families

What does happy families mean?
Happy families means a children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families.
What part of speech is happy families?
Happy families is a noun.

Words near happy families in the dictionary

  1. happy Easter
  2. happy ending
  3. happy endings
  4. happy ever after
  5. happy ever afters
  6. happy families
  7. happy Fourth
  8. happy gas
  9. Happy Hallow
  10. happy Halloween
  11. happy Hanukkah

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