family grouping

noun

1. Also called: vertical grouping. a system, used usually in the infant school, of grouping children of various ages together, esp for project work

Example Sentences

“That family grouping has surely got to include Meghan and Harry and their two children, Archie and Lili, alongside their cousins, the children of William and Kate.’

From Seattle Times

Even though they don’t know that I am one of those people, it’s hard for me to nod along and just let someone disparage me and my family—grouping all rich people together as evil, or mocking trust-fund recipients as lazy do-nothings, when I know it’s not true.

From Slate

She devised a game in which each number was a family member and the “answer” made a family grouping with a story to it.

From Literature

Least known of the group is "Middle of the Night," starring March and Kim Novak as age-inappropriate lovers, while the unlikeliest family grouping would have to be "The Catered Affair," written by Vidal from a Chayefsky play.

From Los Angeles Times

Airlines should make an imperative family grouping so the torturers are also the tortured.

From New York Times