family values

plural noun

1. the moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and transmitted within a family, as honesty, loyalty, industry, and faith.

Example Sentences

What the hell, we are forced to ask, has happened to family values?

From Slate

And so the performance of family values is a drag.

From Slate

These aren't the conservatives of old who hid their woman-hatred behind a Bible and condescending talk about "family values."

From Salon

Mr Negron, and other Trump supporters in the now majority-Latino city, listed other reasons that their community was drifting towards Trump, including social issues and a perception that their family values now align more with the Republican Party.

From BBC

But inside, our family values were vehemently opposed to what we saw on our street.

From Los Angeles Times