nuclear family
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nounDefinition of NUCLEAR FAMILY
: a family group that consists only of father, mother, and children
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1947
nuclear family
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of NUCLEAR FAMILY
: a family group that consists only of father, mother, and children—see extended family
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