Collocation
family member
a person who belongs to your family, such as a parent, sibling, child, or cousin
Definition
'family member' is a common English collocation. a person who belongs to your family, such as a parent, sibling, child, or cousin
family + member
“Only family members are allowed in the hospital room.”
Examples
- Only family members are allowed in the hospital room.
- She invited every family member to the wedding.
- Each family member brought a dish to the picnic.
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- Please contact a family member if you cannot pick up your child on time.
- He is the youngest family member, so everyone looks after him.
- The gift was signed by every family member.
- The company offers discounts to employees and one family member.
- A close family member helped her through the difficult time.
- He listed each family member as an emergency contact on the form.
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