family man—a man with a family; a man dedicated to his family:
- We don’t see much of him now that he has become a family man.
man of family—
1. = family man:
- Soon he will be a husband and then a man of family and all will be serious.
2. a man of noble birth:
- The baron’s cadet cannot avail himself of the public schools because such a step would disclass the man of family.