"Brady Bunch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Brady Bunches [plural]
Etymology: A reference to the television sitcom The Brady Bunch, which featured the joining of two single-parent families. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Brady Bunch}} Brady Bunch (plural Brady Bunches)
  1. A large number of children in a family; a large family.
    Sense id: en-Brady_Bunch-en-noun-ePo1Jb-h
  2. Children in a family who are from previous partnerships of the parents; a family that includes children from previous partnerships of the parents.
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Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Jessica Inclan, Believe in Me, page 12",
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