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

Travel Advisors, especially those focusing on cruising, are seeing more multigenerational travel on river cruises. — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The multigenerational shift Lautz describes isn’t a story about idle young adults. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Significant life events, such as business sales, relocations, inheritances, divorces, and multigenerational wealth transfers, are often complicated for all parties involved, especially when considering the stakes such events can carry. — Matthew Kayser july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

In 2010 Selleck was cast in the series Blue Bloods as Frank Reagan, a New York City police commissioner and the patriarch of a multigenerational family involved in law enforcement. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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