multigenerational

adjective

mul·​ti·​gen·​er·​a·​tion·​al ˌməl-tē-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

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: consisting of, relating to, or involving more than one generation (as of a family)

multigenerational households

Farm life is unique because of its closeness to the land, the need for family members to work together, the multigenerational involvement, and the sense of family entrepreneurship—positive factors which also can lead to stress.

—New England Farmer

Examples of multigenerational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was filled with mom-and-pops stores and multigenerational families who purchased homes when other parts of the county were out of reach. —Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025

Many stayed, putting down roots that grew into multigenerational farming families who continue to shape the region’s dynamic food scene. —Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025

Television is a particularly fruitful medium through which to pore over family dynamics—often layered and multigenerational. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025

Why is that multigenerational balance is so important to the show? —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multigenerational

• intergenerational
• nondenominational
• psychoeducational
• undenominational
• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational