family room

noun

1. a room in a house used as a center for family activities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of family room¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Adjacent to that may be the most enjoyed room in the house: a comfortable family room where everyone can snuggle up and watch TV.

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A family room features a wall covered with black-and-white headshots of movie stars, and a cloudlike light fixture floats above the marble and mirrored fireplace.

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“The piano was always there in the family room, so I started playing piano. I play guitar and bass. Everything except horn because horn used to make me dizzy from blowing air.”

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Back in our family room, things weren’t going well for the Bronx Bombers, blowing lead after lead.

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Prosecutors say Ferguson and his wife were in their family room watching “Breaking Bad” when they began to quarrel.

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Related Words

• den 
• game room 
• playroom 
• rec room