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extended family


extended family

noun

Definition of EXTENDED FAMILY

: a family that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a nuclear family
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Examples of EXTENDED FAMILY

  1. <their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt>

First Known Use of EXTENDED FAMILY

circa 1935

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