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When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
Matt de la Pena

Meaning of "extended family" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTENDED FAMILY

extended family play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTENDED FAMILY

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extended family is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTENDED FAMILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

extended family

Extended family

An extended family is a family that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household. An example is a married couple that lives with either the husband or the wife's parents. The family changes from immediate household to extended household. In some circumstances, the extended family comes to live either with or in place of a member of the immediate family. These families include, in one household, near relatives in addition to an immediate family. An example would be an elderly parent who moves in with his or her children due to old age. This places large demands on the caregivers, particularly on the female relatives who choose to perform these duties for their extended family. In modern Western cultures dominated by immediate family constructs, the term has come to be used generically to refer to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, whether they live together within the same household or not. However, it may also refer to a family unit in which several generations live together within a single household. In some cultures, the term is used synonymously with consanguineous family.

Definition of extended family in the English dictionary

The definition of extended family in the dictionary is a social unit that contains the nuclear family together with blood relatives, often spanning three or more generations.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTENDED FAMILY

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extendability
extendable
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extended
extended memory
extended-play
extendedly
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extender
extendibility
extendible
extense
extensibility
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extensibleness
extensification
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extension

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTENDED FAMILY

county family
dreamily
family
first family
foamily
gamily
happy family
Holy Family
homily
host family
lone-parent family
multifamily
nonfamily
nuclear family
one-parent family
royal family
single-parent family
stepfamily
subfamily
superfamily
the Holy Family

Synonyms and antonyms of extended family in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «extended family» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTENDED FAMILY

Find out the translation of extended family to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of extended family from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extended family» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大家庭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

familia extensa
570 millions of speakers

English

extended family
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विस्तृत परिवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسرة الممتدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

большая семья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

família estendida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌথ পরিবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

famille élargie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluarga lanjutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Familienkreis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拡大家族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대가족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kaluwarga ageng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gia đình mở rộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீட்டிக்கப்பட்ட குடும்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विस्तारित कुटुंब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geniş Aile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

famiglia estesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dalsza rodzina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велика родина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

familia extinsa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτεταμένη οικογένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgebreide familie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utvidede familie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extended family

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTENDED FAMILY»

The term «extended family» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTENDED FAMILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «extended family» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «extended family» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extended family

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXTENDED FAMILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word extended family.
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George Ayittey
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
2
Mark Batterson
Email helps me keep in touch with my family. I wouldn't know what my extended family was doing every day if we weren't emailing each other.
3
Wes Bentley
Then my extended family, there are preachers and evangelists, former priests. So I have quite a bit of history with Church, religion and spirituality.
4
Patricia Hill Collins
Black women's feelings of responsibility for nurturing the children in their own extended family networks have stimulated a more generalized ethic of care where black women feel accountable to all the black community's children.
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Matt de la Pena
When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
6
Jake Epstein
I came from a huge extended family of musicians.
7
Lori Foster
The charity work is just a part of what I do. Like... I make time to clean my house, to care for my pets, to visit my extended family, because those things are important to me. Same with helping others.
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Maria das Gracas Silva Foster
We didn't have much money. My whole extended family used to help us, and buy us books and food. It was hard, and there were things I didn't want to talk about. But at the end I was a happy girl.
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Stanislav Grof
Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.
10
Jools Holland
I meet people from really grand backgrounds who had horrible parents who took no interest in them, whereas I'm a working-class boy from Deptford who was worshipped by all my rellies. Everybody in my extended family helped to raise me, and I realise now how lucky I was to grow up among kind folk.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTENDED FAMILY»

Discover the use of extended family in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extended family and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Extended Family
A fire marshal and FBI agent discover a frightening link between a series of gruesome fire-related murders and a sperm donor, a notorious serial killer who is supposed to be dead.
Patrick Kendrick, 2012
2
Impact of Divorce on the Extended Family
A valuable study of the psychological, emotional, legal, and economical impacts of divorce on the extended family of the divorced or divorcing couple.
Esther Oshiver Fisher, 1982
3
The Black Extended Family
Extensive studies of more than thirty Black families reveal kinship systems which are interdependent, extend across geographical boundaries, and are held together by a strong sense of obligation to relatives
Elmer P. Martin, 1980
4
Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives: The Power of ...
This book shows how this emphasis on marriage and the nuclear family-with its exclusion of the extended family-is narrow and misses much of family life, especially the familial experiences of women, racial/ethnic minorities, and low wage ...
Naomi Gerstel, Natalia Sarkisian, 2012
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Extended Family
Subtle interactions between nuclear family members are at the core of this light-hearted and witty collection of poems in which poignant observations are made about love, death, and human nature.
Linda Chase, 2006
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The Extended Family: Women and Political Participation in ...
Beginning With The Social Reform Movements Of The Nineteenth Century, Continuing During The Freedom Movement, And Into Contemporary India And Pakistan, The Book Makes A Major Contribution To The History Of The Indian Women`S Movement.
Gail Minault, 1989
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Boston: An Extended Family
The sequel to our 2005 best-seller, Boston, All One Family, offers another 240 portraits of greater Boston's leaders in business, the arts, sports, and the nonprofit arena-from the Boston Globe's esteemed society photographer.
‎2007
8
How Nuclear is the Nuclear Family? Extended Family ...
Consistent with ideas drawn from social exchange theory and the life course perspective, this study finds that the high needs of children and their immediate families are associated with the transfer of resources from extended family ...
Diana B. Elliott, 2008
9
Urbanization and Social Change in West Africa
The family or, more precisely, the extended family has always been an important institution in West African societies; in some ways, it has been the core organizational unit. Currently the composition and function of the family are undergoing ...
Josef Gugler, William G. Flanagan, 1978
10
In-laws: a guide to extended-family therapy
This book traces the development of healthy and unhealthy in-law relationships, examines common difficulties - including over-involvement, conflicting family loyalties, socio-cultural differences, and stressors like elder-care and financial ...
Gloria Call Horsley, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTENDED FAMILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term extended family is used in the context of the following news items.
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ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: Family of woman killed in Vallejo …
Five people from an extended family and another pedestrian were hit in that terrible accident. A mother was killed. Two children suffered only ... «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
2
It's all too easy for social services to miss privately fostered children
Often children in private fostering arrangements are cared for by family friends, or members of their extended family. By law, parents and carers ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Family bonds can aid anxiety in young people who've been exposed …
That said, given the secrecy that surrounds domestic violence, it is important that parents, the extended family and service providers understand ... «The British Psychological Society, Jul 15»
4
Bobby Brown's sister DENIES Brown family member took SICK …
According to TMZ, an "extended family member" took the photo and is now attempting to sell it - with the site turning it down when offered it. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Samantha Higgins, missing mother, vanished after leaving friend's …
Amanda McKernan, a member of Higgins's extended family, said the young woman was having a few drinks at a friend's home on the night of ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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How Do You Explain Pictures of Deceased Family Members to Kids
My husband is close to his parents, and our kids love their grandparents and extended family. I've made a few crafts for my kids (a photo book ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
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Family accused of child abuse due back court amid heavy security
There are expectations of heavy police presence as last time they were taken to court, extended family attacked the father and the 37-year-old ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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FGM: it's cutting season and NHS staff must be alert to the dangers
This is important because extended family members, for example grandparents living abroad, may still believe that FGM is positive, beneficial ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Bernard R. Dion Sr.
Bernard lived his early years at the La Salette farm with extended family. Like his father and two uncles, known as the “Flying Dions”, ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
10
Olympic boxer John Joe Nevin to stand trial over pub row
Four other members of his extended family were also in court on similar charges arising from the same incident. Nevin of St Anthony's Cottages, ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»

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