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

One potential direction is multigenerational housing, Holzhauer said. —Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

Many food insecure people live in multigenerational households. —Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026

Under the open skies, La Danza unfolded as a beautiful, multigenerational collaboration with women at its center. —Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

The buildings read as a unified set but with enough distinction that each feels like its own address, a subtle but important quality for multigenerational living. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 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