family room
noun
1
US
: a large room designed as a recreation center and informal gathering place for members of a family
2
British
: a room in a pub where children are allowed
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The dining room leads to a bright eat-in kitchen that overlooks the backyard and opens to a family room with a stately fireplace with brick surround.
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Alicia Napierkowski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
And totally decked out for entertaining, the lower level holds another family room flaunting a wet bar, a library nook, and an indoor garden, as well as wine and game rooms and a movie theater.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Surgeries are performed at the 39-bed hospital, which has an Icee machine in a family room.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The adjacent family room has the home’s second gas fireplace.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Napierkowski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
And totally decked out for entertaining, the lower level holds another family room flaunting a wet bar, a library nook, and an indoor garden, as well as wine and game rooms and a movie theater.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Surgeries are performed at the 39-bed hospital, which has an Icee machine in a family room.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The adjacent family room has the home’s second gas fireplace.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Family room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20room. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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