blended family
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of blended family
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Related: ‘I’m part of a blended family that didn’t blend well’: My stepsister added her mailing address to our mother’s bank account.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
I’m part of a blended family that didn’t blend well.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
"It's all family. It's a blended family, yes, but that's not how our family is," Jeffrey Kepner said.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
He’s reoriented the story and its characters around race, and it’s worth mentioning that Bob and Perfidia’s blended family looks a bit like Anderson’s own with wife and actor Maya Rudolph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Any blended family that has found a way — through the awkwardness and frustration and unfamiliarity — to affection, even to love?
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024
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