EXTENDEDFAMILY

Extended family

The term extended family defines a family that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household. An example is a married couple that lives with either the husband or the wife's parents. The family changes from immediate household to extended household.

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extended family

Noun

  1. a family consisting of parents and children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins etc


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