nonfamily
- adjective
- /nɒnˈfæmɪli/
:
no familiar
- "The 'nonfamily household' category refers to 'persons living alone or a householder who shares the home with nonrelatives only; for example, roommates or an unmarried partner' (Simmons and O'Neill 2).
- nonfamily households
Examples
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Summit has unusually high shares of young adults (25-44) and of nonfamily partner households.
Academic text (2007) -
By contrast, of the 49 cases with more than one helper, 35 (71 percent) had children as helpers, and only one relied exclusively on nonfamily helpers.
Academic text (1991) -
For southern Georgia, it has a modest black population, an extremely high share of husband/wife families, and thus a very low share of nonfamily households.
Academic text (2007) -
They were less likely to be married, had smaller social networks, and were more likely to live in multigenerational households or with nonfamily members.
Academic text (2005) -
Nonfamily helpers generally substituted for family rather than supplementing family helpers.
Academic text (1991) -
Nonfamily households grew from 33.7 million in 2000 to 36.9 million in 2005-2007 and 37.5 million from 2006-2008.
Academic text (2013) -
Elder abuse, which is inflicted most frequently behind closed doors of private homes by a member of the elder's family or a nonfamily caregiver, is a well-known example of this kind of victimization.
Academic text (1991) -
Three-fourths (six out of eight) of the nonfamily helpers of men were male, whereas almost all (20 out of 22) unrelated helpers of women were female.
Academic text (1991) -
She often turns to her nonfamily friends for support when times get tough.
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In the community, many nonfamily households are created by friends sharing apartments.
Synonyms
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3.5
Not members of the same family by birth or marriage
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5.0
Not related by birth or family ties
A person who is not part of the same family
A person who is not a family member by birth or marriage
Does not come from parents
How Family-Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonfamily comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and family meaning 'your relatives'. So, nonfamily means someone or something that is 'not part of your family', which is why it is used for people not related by blood or marriage.