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

Many are multigenerational servers, the children of past or current employees. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

Blackman describes the families who seek counsel at Deans of Admissions as typically ultra-high-net-worth households preparing their children for leadership roles in business, technology, philanthropy, and multigenerational stewardship. —Maria Williams, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

This is how poverty becomes multigenerational. —Brendan Hellweg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026

These are family operations, many of them multigenerational, that anchor rural communities across the state. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 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