multigenerational
adjective
mul·ti·gen·er·a·tion·al
ˌməl-tē-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 
-ˌtī-
: 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
New England Farmer
Examples of multigenerational in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
To manage caregiving, some home buyers are choosing three- and four-bedroom homes to accommodate their multigenerational households.
—Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
In fact, California was the state with the most millennials and Gen Zers living in multigenerational households.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Over the course of his nearly 80-year career, the legendary DJ popularized the love song dedication program format, helped desegregate Los Angeles and earned legions of multigenerational fans, many of them Latine.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In some ways, this document represents the first in a multigenerational series of promises that the U.S. government made and broke.
—ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
Many families in the camps, refugees displaced and dispossessed by the 1948 or 1967 wars, are mired in multigenerational poverty.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
The podcast will feature multigenerational discussions between Black women.
—Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
His story is a familiar one: a pressroom of multigenerational employees banking on good benefits, good income and challenging work.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
This may be a testament less to the particulars of his policies than to his multigenerational roots in the region — his father was a journalist for a P.C.F. publication — and to his persona and his presence in the community.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
In fact, California was the state with the most millennials and Gen Zers living in multigenerational households.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Over the course of his nearly 80-year career, the legendary DJ popularized the love song dedication program format, helped desegregate Los Angeles and earned legions of multigenerational fans, many of them Latine.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In some ways, this document represents the first in a multigenerational series of promises that the U.S. government made and broke.
—ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
Many families in the camps, refugees displaced and dispossessed by the 1948 or 1967 wars, are mired in multigenerational poverty.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
The podcast will feature multigenerational discussions between Black women.
—Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
His story is a familiar one: a pressroom of multigenerational employees banking on good benefits, good income and challenging work.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
This may be a testament less to the particulars of his policies than to his multigenerational roots in the region — his father was a journalist for a P.C.F. publication — and to his persona and his presence in the community.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of multigenerational was
in 1961
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“Multigenerational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multigenerational. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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