Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first family

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables
first -fam-i-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The family of the President of the United States.

noun

A nuclear family that is or was a First Family, when speaking non-specifically.

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What does first family mean?
The family of the President of the United States.
Where does first family come from?
An appellativization of First Family.

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