multifamily

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adjective

Of or relating to more than one family.

“An apartment building is a multifamily structure.”

Less commonScrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivemultifamily (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to more than one family.

    An apartment building is a multifamily structure.

    2 more examples

    Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

    2023 June 2, Anna Bahney, “Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rose in the first part of 2023”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2023

    Applies only to health care providers that: (1) spent over $100,000,000 in any ten-year period on anything other than direct patient care; and (2) operated multifamily housing reported to have at least 500 high-severity health and safety violations.

    2024, “November 5, 2024, General Election Voter Information Guide”, in California Secretary of State, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2025, page 46
nounmultifamily (plural multifamilies)

plural multifamilies

  1. A residence intended for more than one family.

    Gipson Street has multifamilies that have risen over the last few years from the sites of teardowns; Beach Ninth Street’s condos, with narrow stoops and Juliet balconies, are also examples of “infill” housing.

    2008 January 27, C. J. Hughes, “Beaten Down, and Not Only by Nature”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 May 2022

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishfamily
  7. Englishmultifamily

From multi- + family.

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Translations

German Mehrfamilien-
  • Mehrfamilien-of or relating to more than one family
Spanish multifamiliar
  • multifamiliarof or relating to more than one family
Cite this entry
APA

multifamily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifamily

MLA

“multifamily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifamily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifamily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifamily.

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