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

The layout telegraphs multigenerational and flexible living. —David Caraccio march 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026

The book is a multigenerational collection of recipes and advice, the kind your grandmother or mother might pass down. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026

Bachran, 40, notes that growing up in a multigenerational household has been a gift for her 9-year-old son. —Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

Tracy Price, a multigenerational Palisades resident, described how historic fuel break programs and mechanical clearing on adjacent lands were discontinued decades ago. —Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Feb. 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