family room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of family room
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The listing notes, “An extraordinary chef’s kitchen opens to the family room, breakfast room, and outdoor dining area with pizza oven and barbecue.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Lennar’s multigenerational models, called Next Gen, have a separate living space with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, family room and entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
A family room features a wall covered with black-and-white headshots of movie stars, and a cloudlike light fixture floats above the marble and mirrored fireplace.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
Back in our family room, things weren’t going well for the Bronx Bombers, blowing lead after lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
He had a Sony PlayStation set up in the family room.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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