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
Eztebe	-	Basque
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Enlil	EN-lil	Near Eastern Mythology
Ciar	KEER, KEE-ar	Irish
Tansy	TAN-zee	English (Rare)
Pinja	PEEN-yah	Finnish