extended family

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Definitions of extended family words

noun extended family relatives 1
countable noun extended family An extended family is a family group which includes relatives such as uncles, aunts, and grandparents, as well as parents, children, and brothers and sisters. 0
noun extended family a social unit that contains the nuclear family together with blood relatives, often spanning three or more generations 0
noun extended family a nuclear family together with other relatives living with them or nearby 0
noun extended family A family consisting of parents and children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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