official family
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of official family
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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An official family statement said that 21-month-old boy Nkanu Nnamdi, who the novelist had with her husband Dr Ivara Esege, died on Wednesday after a brief illness.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
An admission from Kate that she altered an official family photo — one meant to reassure the public that she was doing well — only made things worse.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle gave the world an early gift on Thursday, the eve of Christmas Eve: Their first official family holiday card featuring baby Lilibet Diana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
The Duggar parents, who rose to fame on the same network with their previous show "19 Kids and Counting," released a statement on their official family blog on Saturday.
From Fox News ● Jul. 3, 2021
We were assigned two of these for the twelve people in our family group; and our official family “number” was enlarged by three digits—16 plus the number of this barracks.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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