family man

noun

1. a man who has a spouse and one or more children.

2. a man devoted to his family and home.

family man

noun

1. a man who is married and has children, esp one who is devoted to his family

Word History and Origins

Origin of family man¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

We get glimpses of Stiller’s own prolific career — in comedy, mostly, as it turned out — as well as confessions of his own failings as a family man.

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“There’s times where I’m an attentive family man, and there’s times when I’m not … we have help with the kids.”

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Away from the pitch, he was a family man and always spoke about his children, sometimes joking about how he was struggling to help his son with his maths homework.

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"I don't even understand the opportunities that come after because this is not my world, I'm a family man," he insists.

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As a family man now, those things are so prominent in my life.

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