glitter family

noun

A group of friends treated as adoptive family by an LGBT person whose birth family has rejected them for their sexual orientation.

Meanings

nounglitter family (plural glitter families)

plural glitter families

  1. slangA group of friends treated as adoptive family by an LGBT person whose birth family has rejected them for their sexual orientation.
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APA

glitter family. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glitter%20family

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glitter family,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glitter%20family.

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