families

a daytime soap opera, broadcast on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993.

(original title: Belles Familles) a 2015 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, his first directorial effort since 2003's Bon Voyage.

Roots

familiafamil- · Latin · household, family

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