non-family
adjective[before noun]
(alsononfamily)uk/ˌnɒnˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˌnɑːnˈfæm.əl.i//ˌnɑːnˈfæm.li/notpartof aparticularfamily:
Non-familymemberscould notattendthefuneral.
Thecompanyaddeditsfirst nonfamily non-executivedirectorto theboard.
notownedby,relatingto, or consisting of afamilyorfamilies:
There are agrowingnumberof non-familyfarmingbusinesses.
Manyvisitorsto theancestrycentrenow come for non-familyreasons.
thetrendtowards non-family,smallerhouseholds
- He was one of only ten non-familyguestsat thewedding.
- All non-familyovernightvisitorsarebanned.
- Non-familyabductionofchildrenisrelativelyrare.
Family: non-blood relations
- auntie
- blended family
- brother-in-law
- co-brother
- co-sister
- goddaughter
- godfather
- godmother
- godparent
- godson
- sister-in-law
- son-in-law
- step
- stepbrother
- stepchild
- stepmother
- stepmum
- stepparent
- stepsister
- stepson