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happy family

British  

noun

  1. another name for grey-crowned babbler

  2. another name for apostle bird

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There is an oppressive notion that anyone not in a happy family has failed at life.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

I was flummoxed, in part because they read like a Mad Lib of happy family keywords, but also because the existence of “my baby” would have been news to me.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2025

"We never looked at people's colour, we never looked at people's race, we were one big happy family," recalled Pauline, 81.

From BBC May 24, 2025

As far as most of us know, they’re all on the same side, like one big happy family shivering in perfect harmony.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2025

Mr. Odom’s eyes twinkling as he watched his happy family.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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