Familyish

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suitable for, or characteristic of, family. informal

    "Her new neighborhood had to be “more familyish, less hipsterish,” and preferably near Prospect Park, which she liked better than McCarren Park, so packed with exercisers that it felt like an athletic field."

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"Her new neighborhood had to be “more familyish, less hipsterish,” and preferably near Prospect Park, which she liked better than McCarren Park, so packed with exercisers that it felt like an athletic field."

Etymology

From family + -ish.

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