family room


noun

a room in a house used as a center for family activities.

Origin of family room

First recorded in 1850–55

Example sentences from the Web for family room

  • In a family-room, in another part of this building, one of your comrades is raving in delirium.

    The Riverpark Rebellion |Homer Greene
  • The others were in the family-room, which was also dining-room.

    The Other Girls |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney