family newspaper noun2 •A newspaper with editorial standards barring the publication of vulgarity or other topics not suitable for children, especially in reference to omitted or bowdlerized newspaper content.... [Parents are concerned] because some of the language used in these approved school textbooks is too vile, vulgar, and obscene to be printed in a family newspaper or broadcast over the air.[…] — 1975 •A newspaper under family ownership. formsfamily newspapers
