- extended family
- extended family n a family that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a nuclear family
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extended family
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extended family — extended families N COUNT An extended family is a family group which includes relatives such as uncles, aunts, and grandparents, as well as parents, children, and brothers and sisters. The pregnant woman in such a community has the support of all … English dictionary
extended family — ► NOUN ▪ a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include relatives living close by … English terms dictionary
extended family — ☆ extended family n. a nuclear family together with other relatives living with them or nearby … English World dictionary
Extended family — Caring for child … Wikipedia
extended family — 1. a kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger unit. Cf. nuclear family. 2. (loosely) one s family conceived of as including aunts, uncles,… … Universalium
extended family — noun a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives • Hypernyms: ↑family, ↑household, ↑house, ↑home, ↑menage * * * noun, pl ⋯ lies [count] : a family that includes not only parents and children but also other relatives (such… … Useful english dictionary
extended family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms extended family : singular extended family plural extended families a family group that includes grandparents, cousins, aunts etc See: nuclear family … English dictionary
extended family — See family, extended … Dictionary of sociology
extended family — ex.tended family n a family group that consists not only of parents and children but also of grandparents, ↑aunts etc →↑nuclear family … Dictionary of contemporary English
extended family — ex,tended family noun count a family group that includes grandparents, COUSINS, AUNTS, etc. ─ compare NUCLEAR FAMILY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
