extended familynoun [ C usually singular, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ɪkˌsten.dɪd ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ɪkˌsten.dɪd ˈfæm.əl.i/a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children
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nuclear family
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- grandchild
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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Examples from literature
- A lot of people in his employ and in his extended family tiptoed around Jake, always careful of triggering his wrath.