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Meaning of "family skeleton" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAMILY SKELETON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAMILY SKELETON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Family skeleton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAMILY SKELETON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of family skeleton in the English dictionary

The definition of family skeleton in the dictionary is a closely guarded family secret.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAMILY SKELETON

family hotel
family income supplement
family jewels
family life
family man
family men
family name
family planning
family planning clinic
family practice
family practitioner
family room
family support
family therapy
family tree
family unit
family values
family viewing
family way

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAMILY SKELETON

appendicular skeleton
Appleton
axial skeleton
beton
Breton
chondroskeleton
cytoskeleton
doubleton
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
feuilleton
Middleton
phaeton
Princeton
reggaeton
Seton
Shackleton
simpleton
singleton
skeleton

Synonyms and antonyms of family skeleton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «family skeleton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAMILY SKELETON

Find out the translation of family skeleton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of family skeleton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «family skeleton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家庭骨架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esqueleto de la familia
570 millions of speakers

English

family skeleton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिवार कंकाल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هيكل عظمي الأسرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

семья скелет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esqueleto da família
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবার কঙ্কাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ossature de la famille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rangka keluarga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Familienskelett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家族のスケルトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가족 골격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balung kulawarga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ xương gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடும்ப எலும்புக்கூடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कौटुंबिक सापळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aile iskeleti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scheletro famiglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkielet rodzina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сім´я скелет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schelet de familie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικογένεια σκελετό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

familie geraamte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

familj skelett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

familien skeleton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of family skeleton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILY SKELETON»

The term «family skeleton» is used very little and occupies the 160.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILY SKELETON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «family skeleton» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «family skeleton» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about family skeleton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMILY SKELETON»

Discover the use of family skeleton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to family skeleton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Family Skeleton: A Brother and Sister's Journey from Murder ...
In 1979, Madeline Carmichael beat her youngest daughter Latanisha to death and hid the body in a mothball-filled trunk.
Andre Carmichael, Sabrina Carmichael Yaw, Aurora Mackey, 2008
2
A Skeleton in the Family
Most families have skeletons in their closets.
Leigh Perry, 2013
3
Skeleton Creek #1
In a new, groundbreaking format, the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a special website, with links and passwords given throughout the book.
Patrick Carman, 2011
4
Software Architectures for Product Families: International ...
They support the definition of a family platform consisting of those software components2 that are relevant for several (but not necessarily all) family members. In addition, a generic family skeleton [7] has been defined that is formed by those ...
Frank van der Linden, 2000
5
Untitled Family Skeleton Mystery #2
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
Leigh Perry, 2014
6
Shaw's "Candida": A Critical Introduction
Shaw once said : "If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance". The Shavian comedy is the dance of the skeletons : of the family skeleton, the political skeleton, the social skeleton and many other skeletons taken ...
Meena Sodhi, 1995
7
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
FAMILY SKELETON, serial drama BROADCAST HISTORY: June 8, 1953-March 5, 1954, CBS. 15m continuation, weekdays at 7. Multiple sponsorship. CAST: Mercedes McCambridge as Sara Ann Spence. Also: Russell Thorson, Bill Idelson , ...
John Dunning, 1998
8
Love
Yes he was one I know since I tasted his dark mystery The family skeleton used to be me The good ones all died and left me alone To begin life when I thought it was done And would have been if somehow I had known The rest of it but then ...
Steven Curtis Lance, 2009
9
Family Archaeology: Discovering the Family Skeleton and ...
They leave their imprints on us and become part of the fabric of our family story. This book suggests ways to discover hidden treasure from the past and challenges you to unearth more about the people in your ancestral tree.
Freya Ottem Hanson, 2002
10
Mercedes McCambridge: A Biography and Career Record
She also starred in two radio series of her own in the fifties — Defense Attorney in 1951, and a CBS soap opera series called Family Skeleton in 1954, which was written and produced by Mercedes' old friend and former employer, Carlton E.
Ron Lackmann, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMILY SKELETON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term family skeleton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bridget Foley's Diary: Good-bye to a Daughter, Phone in Hand
... out your family of 21 — not counting sons-in-law and grandchild — and then cry foul when a different media outlet reveals the family skeleton. «WWD, Jun 15»
2
It Is Time to Dump the Duggars
This is everything. Also inexcusable is the Duggars inconceivably selfish decision to hide this giant, neon family skeleton from the world as they ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
3
Lombardi vs. Chief Catanzaro: Timely information is better
Evidently, the mayor's in-house cleaning services are strictly focused on finding any family skeleton's to use against them. However, it seems as ... «Valley Breeze, May 15»
4
Daily Horoscope for Wednesday, May 6, 2015
22): A family skeleton rears its ugly head. Don't flinch. Move closer and examine it in light of present circumstances. You'll see that it's lost its ... «SFGate, May 15»
5
Trail Dust: Lew Wallace 'half-brother' likely an imposter
We should perhaps, though, leave open the merest possibility of half-brotherhood, just in case it was a family skeleton, well-covered. But, on ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Jan 15»
6
Glancing Back: Dec. 18-19
The location of the family skeleton and the secrets of the home of Dr. Ronalds, if made public, would produce a greater sensation than did the ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jan 15»
7
Minerva's Sunday Horoscope, 10/26/14
Like it or not, the time has come for you to confront a family skeleton. Surely you've heard about what happens to she/he who hesitates. «SFGate, Oct 14»
8
Dr. Lipoff: What is Disc Pain?
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” – George Bernard Shaw. Some 80 million Americans have back ... «Bay Net, Oct 14»
9
Mystery of Australia's first serial killer Frederick Deeming
Mrs Young, 79, wasn't familiar with the name Deeming, but she knew there was a family skeleton i the cupboard. 'I was told that I had a relative ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
10
Controlling Religion's Effect on Minors
Now, I realize I'm tearing an ACL in the family skeleton for some people; but it should seem odd to be imposing religious values on children ... «CounterPunch, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Family skeleton [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/family-skeleton>. Apr 2024 ».
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