家族連(かぞくづ)れ

かぞくづれ
noun
family group; people out with their family
personleisure
1. family group; people out with their families
A family out together, typically parents with children, as visitors at a park, a resort or a shop.
公園(こうえん)は家族連(かぞくづ)れでにぎわった。
The park was crowded with families.
家族連(かぞくづ)れに人気(にんき)のレストランだ。
It is a restaurant popular with families.
During long weekends, families form long lines at this amusement park from the morning.

連(づ)れ (from 連(つ)れる, to take along) means "with … along". Compare 子連(こづ)れ (with one's children) and 二人連(ふたりづ)れ (a pair). 家族連(かぞくづ)れ usually refers to groups seen at leisure places, often in news about holiday crowds.

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