glitter family
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Meaning · English
A group of friends treated as adoptive family by an LGBT person whose birth family has rejected them for their sexual orientation.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “glitter family” mean?
A group of friends treated as adoptive family by an LGBT person whose birth family has rejected them for their sexual orientation.
Is “glitter family” formal or informal?
glitter family is generally slang.