pro-family

pro-family
pro-family [prō′fam′ə lē, prō′fam′lē]
adj.
1. that favors or benefits families
2. that promotes or protects the well-being of the family, esp. the nuclear family, as a social unit

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pro-fam·i·ly also pro·fam·i·ly (prō-fămʹə-lē, -fămʹlē) adj.
Favoring or supporting values held to promote traditional family life, typically values identified with social conservatism.

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