polyfamilies

Noun

polyfamily (plural polyfamilies)

1. A group of people in a polyamorous relationship, who consider each other as family.
   • Group marriage must be contrasted with polyfamilies, which is similar to group marriage but where some members may not considered themselves married to all other members.2008, Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen, Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 13
2. Such a group, together with children of members of the group.
   • When a child is born into a polyfamily, he or she has legal parents and nonlegal parents.2008, Brette Sember, Unmarried with Children: The Complete Guide for Unmarried Families, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN