joint family
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of joint family
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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These drama kings and queens of the novel are a chameleonic joint family of disjoint motives.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
It was once inhabited by a boisterous joint family, but today, only he and his mother live there.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2022
Without exception, nuclear families headed by men got the money, undermining the joint family system and the status of women, who had previously played an important role in making key economic decisions.
From Scientific American • Mar. 25, 2020
On the flip side, by Day 5 on my own, I am sad and lonely, particularly if there were no intervening school events, sports games, or joint family outings.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2017
The Cherkess of the Caucasus live in big houses, in a joint family, under the authority of a patriarch.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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