joint family

noun

1. a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.

Word History and Origins

Origin of joint family¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

A joint family statement identified the victims as Karenna Groff, her parents Dr Michael Groff and Dr Joy Saini, her brother Jared Groff and his partner Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karenna's partner James Santoro.

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Sujata's life was overturned three months ago when her 18-month-old daughter Ambika, drowned in the pond at their joint family home in Kultali.

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The Kesarwanis had a family business dealing in timber and lived in a joint family.

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The right’s fountainhead, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or R.S.S., which will be 100 years old next year, has been likened to a “large Indian joint family” — it has many offshoots, all working closely for the same goal.

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It was once inhabited by a boisterous joint family, but today, only he and his mother live there.

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