noun
standard family unit; model family
Often refers to the prototypical nuclear family of two parents and two children, used in statistics, policy, or idealized representations. Compare with モデル世帯.
See also: モデル世帯
この統計では、モデル家族を夫婦と子ども2人と定義している。
In these statistics, the model family is defined as a married couple with two children.
住宅展示場にはモデル家族向けの間取りが並んでいる。
At the housing exhibition, floor plans aimed at the model family are on display.