: a family group that consists only of parents and children
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Stories about women living together are proliferating—and offering alternative visions to the nuclear family, Lily Meyer writes.—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026 In both Evil Dead Rise and The Mummy, Cronin displays a curiosity for using these tropes to display the rot at the heart of the nuclear family unit.—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 The nuclear family was Black, apparently at the insistence of the show’s young star.—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026 For many in Asia, vacations aren't just for a nuclear family, but for extended family and even large groups of friends.—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nuclear family