extended family en · NOUN
Meanings
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A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.
Angaran females typically give birth to several young who require support and supervision, resulting in large extended families that become accustomed to living and working together.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Biology Codex entry:The old men nap on couches, waiting for dessert. It’s the extended family in all its tangled, loving, exhausting glory.
2020 February 10, David Brooks, “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake”, in The Atlantic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extended families | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
immediate family · joint family · nuclear family
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Synonyms
Translations (17)
es parientes lejanos (family with additional members) · ga teaghlach sínte (family with additional members) · mi whānau (family with additional members) · pl rodzina rozszerzona (family with additional members) · yi פֿאַרצווײַגטע משפּחה (family with additional members) · ko 대가족 (family with additional members) · ja 拡大家族 (family with additional members) · de Großfamilie (family with additional members) · de Verwandtschaft (family with additional members) · hi संयुक्त परिवार (family with additional members) · fr famille étendue (family with additional members) · ro familie extinsă (family with additional members) · yo mọ̀lẹ́bí (family with additional members) · cmn 大家庭 (family with additional members) · mh bwij (family with additional members) · fi suku (family with additional members) · vi gia đình mở rộng (family with additional members)