extended family

as in household
those who live as a family in one house their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt

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Recent Examples on the Web When children among Wyatt’s extended family reach their teen years, the aunts, uncles, and grandparents celebrate the imminence of adulthood with a group vacation, although the destinations tend to be humble in their ambition. Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024 The episode concludes with a wild moment where Sofia kills her entire extended family with carbon monoxide poisoning in her uncle’s mansion, sparing only her cousin’s young daughter and Johnny Vitti, presumably to help cement her rise to power. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 She is survived by a nephew, Errol Reed; a niece, Janice Powell-Bowen; and a host of extended family. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 For a woman whose Louisiana roots run deep, whose own daughter was growing up among her big extended family on both sides in Baton Rouge just as Kaitlyn herself had, that realization had felt painful and profound. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for extended family 

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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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