joint family
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or more brothers along with their wives and children, or multiple generations along with spouses.
Indian usage
Example Sentences
- "Earlier when joint family was the norm, children used to find time to look after their parents."
- "But since we live in a joint family with my in-laws in the adjacent bedrooms, we usually keep the volume of television a little high to restrict the sounds."
- "Growing up in a household of 10-11 people – parents, aunts, uncles all under the same roof – I loved the concept of a joint family."