family-friendly
/ˌfæməli ˈfrendli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfæməli ˈfrendli/ (ame, ipa)
family-friendly — adjective
1. designed or intended so that parents can comfortably bring their children — mean
designed or intended so that parents can comfortably bring their children — meaning the place, event, film, or service does not contain anything that would be unsuitable for young people.
The new pizza place on Main Street is very family-friendly, with crayons and a play area.
predicative use: be + family-friendly + with-phrase listing kid-perks
Dario booked a family-friendly hotel in Kyoto that offered cribs and a shallow pool.
attributive use: family-friendly + [accommodation noun]
Most movies shown before six at this cinema are family-friendly comedies or cartoons.
Renata picked a family-friendly campsite by the lake because her twin daughters love swimming.
The town festival stays family-friendly by ending its live music before nine each night.
- child-friendly
near-identical; emphasizes the child specifically rather than the whole family group
- kid-friendly
informal American register; common in casual reviews and advertising
- wholesome
broader and more old-fashioned; describes moral tone of content rather than practical facilities
- adults-only
explicitly excludes children, used of bars, resorts, films
用法筆記
Typically describes a place, event, film, hotel, restaurant, or product — not a person. Often used in marketing language where a business signals that children are welcome and that adult content (loud bars, strong language, late hours, mature scenes) is absent.