Batfamily

Batfamily

English

Etymology

bat +‎ family

Proper noun

Batfamily

1. (fandom slang) The superhero Batman and his closest allies as a group.
   • 2010, Mitzi M. Brunsdale, Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes, page 15:

     Ace the Bat-Hound, a formerly lost dog, joined the Batfamily in 1959, wearing a black mask while assisting Batman and Robin […]

   • 2015, Jordan Hass & Star Schneider, "The New 52 (2011-present)", in Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder Scholars and Creators on 75 Years of Robin, Nightwing and Batman (ed. Kristen L. Geaman), page 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.

   • 2018, Jeffrey A. Brown, Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity: The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero as Cultural Nexus, unnumbered page:

     Each member of the Batfamily merges the world of Batman with different subject positions.