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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

family romance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
fam-i-ly ro-mance
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A romantic story about a given family.

noun

A childhood fantasy whereby a child imagines that their real parents are in fact royalty or otherwise of high birth; (loosely), the emotional ties linking the various members of a family.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From family + romance, in psychoanalytic sense after German Familienroman.

Inflected Forms

family romances (plural)

Questions

What does family romance mean?
A romantic story about a given family.
Where does family romance come from?
From family + romance, in psychoanalytic sense after German Familienroman.

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