extended family
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.
Example Sentences
- "Angaran females typically give birth to several young who require support and supervision, resulting in large extended families that become accustomed to living and working together."
- "The old men nap on couches, waiting for dessert. It’s the extended family in all its tangled, loving, exhausting glory."