family man

family man

A man devoted to taking care of his wife and children. Paul goes home every night after work and never likes to spend time away from his wife and kids. He's a real family man.
See also: family, man
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the world and his wife
  • take a wife
  • left-handed wife
  • man and wife
  • take to wife
  • How's the wife?
  • the devil is beating his wife
  • the devil is meeting his wife
  • et ux.
  • wife up
References in periodicals archive
We are excited about this unique collaboration with OnePlus for our latest Amazon Original The Family Man, which includes the first reveal of the character poster, that was shot exclusively on a OnePlus phone.
Councillor Calum Macmillan, who knew Mr Monk, said: "He was a decent, hard-working family man, who was kind to his community.
In a statement issued through Police Scotland, Mr McCarron's family said: "Andrew was a loving family man, a kind soul and an Aston Villa fan through and through, who was sadly taken away from us on Sunday, 21st July.
They said: "He was very much a family man; his other passions included his speed boat, water skiing, skiing and hiking with his dogs.
New Delhi [India], June 13 ( ANI ): The makers of 'The Family Man' have released a couple of glimpses from the upcoming original series 'The Family Man' and the main lead Manoj Bajpayee exudes power and dominance in it.
"He's a massive family man. he's obsessed with his kids, which is very lovely.
She added: "Danny really was a family man. He loved his kids more than the world and he will always be watching over them now as an angel in heaven."
"He was very generous, humble, funny and a family man all his life with his grandchildren.
"He was a real family man who regularly enjoyed time with his grandchildren.
LOCKE ( 15) IVAN LOCKE (Tom Hardy) is a family man with a devoted wife Katrina (Ruth Wilson) and two teenage sons.
David Dewhurst talk about the virtues of their candidate - he's a conservative Christian family man who's not a typical politician - in a new video for his re-election campaign.
As a keen family man, Hubert had two children with his late wife Catherine, followed by five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He described his stepson as a family man who had been full of pride and joy at being a father.
He looked a real family man as he walked across London's Parliament Hill with mum and daughter, whose dad is Mel's ex Thomas Starr.
Hardly anything happens in the small town of Red Paint, or to Simon Howe, a family man and owner-editor of the town's newspaper.