extended family

noun

Definition of extended familynext
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 of extended family Some tattoos expressed their extended family, including parents, grandparents, people who helped raise them, and even pets. — Gustavo Morello, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 The latter are especially popular with regional guests, who often travel with their extended family and sometimes even nannies in tow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Dania said her immediate and extended family still lives in San Diego, and members of her family attend that mosque. — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 21 May 2026 While some of the Pedro Pan children had extended family members who could take them in, others moved into orphanages run by the Catholic Church. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extended family
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  1. household
  2. house
Noun
  • In part, Sperr alleges that Kress has taken full control over Bass’ household and finances, and isolated him from lifelong friends and employees, attorneys wrote in the suit.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The open-source dataset contains 11,430 real-world trajectories collected across 14 industrial and household tasks.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of household
Noun
  • The house is in full expansion mode, said Elie Saab Jr, vice chairman and CEO of the Elie Saab Group.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Fall summons the urge to nest, and as temperatures drop, so does the desire to leave the house.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of house

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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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