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Batfamily en · PROPN

Etymology

From bat + family.

Meanings

1. (slang) The superhero Batman and his closest allies as a group.
   • Ace the Bat-Hound, a formerly lost dog, joined the Batfamily in 1959, wearing a black mask while assisting Batman and Robin […] 2010, Mitzi M. Brunsdale, Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes, page 15:
   • Each member of the Batfamily merges the world of Batman with different subject positions. 2018, Jeffrey A. Brown, Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity: The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero as Cultural Nexus, unnumbered page:
   • To put it simply, Dick Grayson has always been the “Relationship Robin”; he's the member of the Batfamily most known for cultivating relationships, and deeply trusting those who he cares for. 2015, Jordan Hass, Star Schneider, “The New 52 (2011-present)”, in Kristen L. Geaman, editor, Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder Scholars and Creators on 75 Years of Robin, Nightwing and Batman, page 160:

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