pro-family
adjective
pro-fam·i·ly
ˌprō-ˈfam-lē 
-ˈfa-mə-
1
: favoring or encouraging traditional family structures and values
2
: opposing abortion and often birth control
Examples of pro-family in a Sentence
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Others have had to take somewhat drastic measures, like moving across the country in search of affordability, or taking advantage of another country’s pro-family fiscal policies.
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
And that's why Donald Trump and I are committed to pursuing pro-family policies.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Women have been given incentives like water bottles and rice cookers to attend pro-family lectures.
—Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
And the Americans who increasingly prefer to opt out of parenthood may still be pro-family or pro-child in general.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
Only one of the parties has gone beyond a tax exemption on tips and has favored truly comprehensive pro-family policies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
There are, though, policy positions behind my view that the country should become more pro-family, right?
—ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
What qualifies for Vance’s party as pro-family and pro-child?
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Consider, for instance, the success of the World Congress of Families, a network that ties right-wing Christian organizations in the United States together with pro-family groups, religious representatives, and Russian oligarch patrons.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
And that's why Donald Trump and I are committed to pursuing pro-family policies.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Women have been given incentives like water bottles and rice cookers to attend pro-family lectures.
—Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
And the Americans who increasingly prefer to opt out of parenthood may still be pro-family or pro-child in general.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
Only one of the parties has gone beyond a tax exemption on tips and has favored truly comprehensive pro-family policies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
There are, though, policy positions behind my view that the country should become more pro-family, right?
—ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
What qualifies for Vance’s party as pro-family and pro-child?
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Consider, for instance, the success of the World Congress of Families, a network that ties right-wing Christian organizations in the United States together with pro-family groups, religious representatives, and Russian oligarch patrons.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
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“Pro-family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-family. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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