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happy family

British  

noun

  1. another name for grey-crowned babbler

  2. another name for apostle bird

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Brooklyn, now 18, tells us about the day that shattered his happy family.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

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

Novak: We became a big happy family and that was very wonderful to experience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

‘We are one big, happy family, you hear me?’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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