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US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈfæməli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•tend•ed fam•i•ly /ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈfæməli/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Sociologya group that is related by blood or marriage, made up of a married couple, their children, and various close relatives.
See -tend-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
extend′ed fam′ily, 
    1. Anthropology, Sociologya kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger unit. Cf. nuclear family.
    2. Sociology(loosely) one's family conceived of as including aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and sometimes close friends and colleagues.
    • 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
extended family n
  1. a social unit that contains the nuclear family together with blood relatives, often spanning three or more generations
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