en famille

UK/ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/UK/ˌɑn fɑˈmi/

adverb

with one's family; as a family

OriginFrench en famille →
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Meanings

adverben famille (not comparable)
  1. not comparablewith one's family; as a family

    Miles of sun-protected picnic areas and playgrounds line the shore where hundreds of Jiddawis en famille gather in their own private public spot—men, women, and children together—a notable difference from the days of men with men in public and women with women in homes.

    1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, pages 434-435
  2. not comparableinformally
    1 more example

    Then be careful how you accept invitations. To a large dinner, or an evening party, you may go with pleasure and safety indiscriminately, be the party of what side it may; but a breakfast or dinner, en famille, with those whom hereafter you will know as political opponents, may embarrass you exceedingly.

    1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 199
  3. not comparableat home

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Frenchen famille
  2. Englishen famille

Borrowed from French en famille (literally “in family”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with en famille

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APA

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MLA

“en famille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20famille. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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