Phrase guide

family man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a man whose family is of major importance in his life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: husband, hubby, married man

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fisnik — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 忠於家庭的男人 /忠于家庭的男人 (zhōngyú jiātíng de nánrén) — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Danish: familiefar — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Dutch: huisvader — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Esperanto: familipatro — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Finnish: perhemies — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • French: père de famille — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • German: Familienmann — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • German: Familienmensch — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Hungarian: családapa — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Irish: fear clainne — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Italian: padre di famiglia — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Polish: mąż i ojciec — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Portuguese: pai de família — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Romanian: familist — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Romanian: om la casa lui — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Russian: семьяни́н (semʹjanín) — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Spanish: padre de familia — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Spanish: paterfamilias — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Spanish: hombre de familia — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Swedish: familjefar — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Tagalog: padre de-pamilya — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Tagalog: pamilyado — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated
  • Turkish: aile babası — adult male with a spouse and children to whose well-being he is dedicated