patchwork family in English

Forms: patchwork families [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Calque of German Patchworkfamilie. By surface analysis, patchwork + family. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Patchworkfamilie}} Calque of German Patchworkfamilie, {{surf|+com|en|patchwork|family}} By surface analysis, patchwork + family Head templates: {{en-noun}} patchwork family (plural patchwork families)

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  "etymology_text": "Calque of German Patchworkfamilie. By surface analysis, patchwork + family.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A blended family; a stepfamily."
      ],
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          "stepfamily",
          "stepfamily"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "de",
        "3": "Patchworkfamilie"
      },
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      "name": "clq"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "+com",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "patchwork",
        "4": "family"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, patchwork + family",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Calque of German Patchworkfamilie. By surface analysis, patchwork + family.",
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        "plural"
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        "A blended family; a stepfamily."
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"patchwork family" meaning in English

Noun