family homes

Where relatives live

Family homes are residences where families live together, typically houses rather than apartments, often implying enough space for children and domestic life.

The term appears frequently in real estate and policy contexts: The neighborhood consists mainly of single-family homes.

A family home may also be the house where one grew up or where relatives gather: We sold the family home after Mom died.

Opposites
housing type/structure

family homesapartments

Rented dwelling units

high-rise apartments · dormitories · apartment buildings · studio apartments · tenement buildings

occupant composition

family homesbachelor pads

Single men's apartments

retirement homes · nursing homes · group homes · halfway houses · monasteries

permanence and rootedness

family homestemporary housing

Non-permanent place to live

mobile homes · RVs · refugee camps · tent cities · transitional housing

Family

home, family

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G