Cookie Cutter Family

Definition

A pre-existing family unit you inherit when dating someone who already has children—it's like getting the instant family expansion pack without the assembly required.

Example Usage

He was great, but I wasn't ready for a cookie cutter family with three kids and an ex-wife.

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