extended family
Americannoun
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a kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger unit.
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(loosely) one's family conceived of as including aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and sometimes close friends and colleagues.
noun
Etymology
Origin of extended family
First recorded in 1940–45
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She ate the same thing every day, except for Mondays, when she packed leftovers from Sunday dinner with her extended family.
From Literature
But a mystic strain ran through Mother’s extended family.
From Literature
“Our extended family once celebrated Christmas there when everyone was too tired to cook,” she adds.
From Los Angeles Times
It began as an idea that came to Herstand while he spent time staying with extended family in New Orleans to work on his book, “How to Make it in the New Music Business.”
From Los Angeles Times
Oregon chiropractor Joshua Wolfram paid $950 for a cabana for his extended family of nine on the family beach.
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