blended family
Americannoun
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blended families
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of blended family
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Alice Avelar, an Illinois insurance specialist, said she spends hours each week scouring the internet for recipes that can accommodate a variety of needs in her big, blended family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It’s large enough for a blended family, and in a prestigious neighborhood where he used to live,” the source added.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Joe says he struggles sometimes with the words - blended family, stepdad and stepsons.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
In search of a better job and a safer environment, Jones’ father moved his newly blended family to Bremer, Wash., in 1943 and found work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
Any blended family that has found a way — through the awkwardness and frustration and unfamiliarity — to affection, even to love?
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024
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