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Batfamily
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English
Etymology
From en bat family.
Proper noun
Bat Family
the Batfamily
en fandom slang The superhero Batman and his closest allies as a group.
en 2010 Mitzi M. Brunsdale Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes https://www.google.com/books/edition/Icons_of_Mystery_and_Crime_Detection_Fro/p2zTtMxkExgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22batfamily%22&pg=PA15 15 Ace the Bat-Hound, a formerly lost dog, joined the Batfamily in 1959, wearing a black mask while assisting Batman and Robin
en 2015 Kristen L. Geaman Jordan Hass; Star Schneider The New 52 (2011-present) Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder Scholars and Creators on 75 Years of Robin, Nightwing and Batman https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dick_Grayson_Boy_Wonder/BXUwCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22batfamily%22&pg=PA160& 160 To put it simply, Dick Grayson has always been the “Relationship Robin”; he's the member of the Batfamily most known for cultivating relationships, and deeply trusting those who he cares for.
en 2018 Jeffrey A. Brown Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity: The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero as Cultural Nexus https://www.google.com/books/edition/Batman_and_the_Multiplicity_of_Identity/_qp-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22batfamily%22&pg=PT76 unnumbered Each member of the Batfamily merges the world of Batman with different subject positions.
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