extended family
noun
: a family that includes in one household near relatives (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) in addition to a nuclear family
Given space, there are ways in which even larger populations than the extended family can be accommodated under one roof.—
Paul Oliver
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: an extensive group of people who are related by blood or marriage or who otherwise regard themselves as a large family
Four out of every five people who go through a first divorce remarry … . Thus it is that husbands and wives, their former partners, children and stepchildren, and a whole constellation of grandparents and other relatives are brought together in the new American extended family. —Michael Norman
Michael Norman During his five years at Owen High, he turned his teams into an extended family and tried to instill in his players the same sense of self-worth that Baldwin had imparted to him years before. —William Nack
William Nack Examples of extended family in a Sentence
their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt
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My extended family is pushing me to forgive and forget.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
At a Shavuot dinner with my extended family, a relative complained about Arab food-delivery drivers.
—Guy Ben-Aharon, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
The Fantastic Four were an extended family whose bonds were weakened by constant bickering.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
On July 6, Williams became the third person in his extended family to die in Indianapolis from gun violence.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
At a Shavuot dinner with my extended family, a relative complained about Arab food-delivery drivers.
—Guy Ben-Aharon, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
The Fantastic Four were an extended family whose bonds were weakened by constant bickering.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
On July 6, Williams became the third person in his extended family to die in Indianapolis from gun violence.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extended family
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extended%20family. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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