famille

British  

/ famij /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of famille

C19: literally: family

Example Sentences

“There are other kids, too, but the other ones are teenagers. We are what we call in French famille recomposée — it means a family where you have kids from different families.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023

The Quebecois love doing things all together, en famille – and in that spirit there is Moving Day: 1 July, when the majority of residential leases both begin and end.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2018

J’ai une pensée pour sa famille, ses proches et ses millions de fans qui l'adorent.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017

Don’t give your already-loud relatives a reason to argue about why you should make an exception for them by explaining your husband-to-be feels overwhelmed by them en famille.

From Slate • May 10, 2017

“Excusez-moi, Tata Ndu, mais non. Ça, c’est de compte à demi de la famille Price. La grande bête Ià, c’est la mienne.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver