What do you call that room in your house where the family gathers — the family room? The den? The TV room? Names for that living space go in and out of fashion. In the 1930s, you might have called it the sitting room, parlor, living room, setting...
mother-in-law room n.— «The formal living room has fallen off the map in favor of the Great Room. In some newer homes, (mine included) there is a “living room”—although in my house it is referred to as the “Mother-In-Law Room”—as well as a Great...