How's the family?

and How's your family?

an expression used on greeting to ask about the state of the person's immediate family. Bob: Hello, Fred. How are you? Fred: Fine, thanks. Bob: How's the family? Fred: Great! How's yours? Bob: Couldn't bebetter. "How's the family?" asked Bill, greeting his boss.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AÑUli	-	Western African, Igbo
Mabel	['mæbəl]
KristÓF	KREESH-tof	Hungarian
&Thorn;ÓRa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Elvin	EL-vin	English
Armstead	['a:msted]