blended family
noun
a family composed of a couple and their children from previous marriages.
blended families
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pluralof blended family.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Marital trusts are key for blended families, so each spouse ensures that their respective children are taken care of if one of them dies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
They tackled a range of domestic topics, from affairs, blended families and adoption, to parenting and marital breakdown.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the case of blended families, you could have children who are 15 or 20 years older than the youngest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
You don’t need me to tell you that blended families are hard.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024
While catching up on the last 25 years or so, the friends realized some striking similarities in their stories — both had married, divorced and remarried, and now had blended families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
