family unit
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Fanning plays the titular character Margo Millet, who forms a complex family unit with parents Shyanne and Jinx, played by Pfeiffer and Offerman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
They also asked families to submit wish lists for all members, including adults, and a stick-figure drawing of their family unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
Susan's husband saw Eleanor as "a fundamental part of their family unit".
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
"We can see what is happening when consanguinity is at play and also when new genetic variations are introduced into the family unit of the clan or tribe representing more distant ancestors."
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
I was afraid that I might look ungrateful to my uncle, who didn’t have to take me in, if I distanced myself from the family unit.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
