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familymoon en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of family + honeymoon.

Meanings

1. A honeymoon in which the newlywed couple bring along their children.
   • “We didn't want Conner to feel excluded,” said New Yorker Craig Linden, whose 5-year-old stepson joined the couple for their wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii. “It was a familymoon.” 2001 August 19, Eileen Ogintz, “Encore brides include their children and his in honeymoon plans”, in Ventura County Star:
   • These familymoons can be a valuable transition time for merging families Brady-Bunch style, and they're a powerful way of conveying to all that life is about to become a joint venture. 2005, Marcy Blum, Laura Fisher Kaiser, Wedding Planning For Dummies, unnumbered page:
   • Although most families see quality bonding time as important, most are also limited in the amount of financial resources they can devote to a vacation or familymoon. 2005, David Frisbie, Lisa Frisbie, Happily Remarried, page 105:
   • 2007, Travel & Leisure, Volume 37, American Express Publishing, page 92, Thinking of planning a familymoon or babymoon? Couples celebrating second marriages and honeymooning with kids enjoy the luxuriously spacious suites of the oceanfront ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower.

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