Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

found family

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables
found -fam-i-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-biologically related group of people who provide ongoing social support to one another, in the same way that family members might support one another.

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Antonyms

biological family

Questions

What does found family mean?
A non-biologically related group of people who provide ongoing social support to one another, in the same way that family members might support one another.

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