nuclear familynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌnjuː.klɪə ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˌnuː.kliː.ɚ ˈfæm.əl.i/specializeda family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.
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extended family
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Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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