famille

/ French (famij) /

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noun

a type of Chinese porcelain characterized either by a design on a background of yellow (famille jaune) or black (famille noire) or by a design in which the predominant colour is pink (famille rose) or green (famille verte)

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Word Origin for famille

C19: literally: family

Words nearby famille

Familiarity breeds contempt, familiarize, families, familism, Familist, famille, family, family allowance, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, family balancing, family Bible

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How to use famille in a sentence

Children beyond the toddler stage should be able to sleep en famille when and if determined by them.
Time Magazine Cover: What About the Child?|Dr. Mona Ackerman|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After thanking “le grande famille Canadien,” Will promised the crowd his speaking would get better over the course of the trip.
Will and Kate’s Excellent Adventure|The Daily Beast Video|July 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They were much happier in an informal setting, and we were very clear that we wanted it to be just en famille.
Meet the Bushes|Cherie Blair|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
C'tait une sorte de Lovelace en cheveux blancs, forte redout des mres de famille.'
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

Mmoires posthumes: rdigs sur des lettres, dpches et autres pices authentiques, laisses sa famille, par le Gn.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
It is my hope and my intention, and certainly it will be my interest, to become digne époux et irréproachable père de famille.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
Jadis nos pres n'avoient qu'un unique chauffoir, qui toit commun toute une famille, et quelquefois plusieurs.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
They were also able to pay their bills with praiseworthy regularity, and to take a yearly holiday en famille.
Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey