extended family
English
editNoun
editextended family (plural extended families)
- A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.
- Synonym: (New Zealand) whanau
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Biology Codex entry:
- 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.
- 2020 February 10, David Brooks, “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- The old men nap on couches, waiting for dessert. It’s the extended family in all its tangled, loving, exhausting glory.
Coordinate terms
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editfamily with additional members
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See also
edit- alloparenting (ethology)