joint family
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of joint family
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
The Kesarwanis had a family business dealing in timber and lived in a joint family.
From BBC
It was once inhabited by a boisterous joint family, but today, only he and his mother live there.
From BBC
His mother later told me that she and K.’s father hoped to live there with their sons and their wives and eventual children, as a traditional Indian joint family.
From New York Times
He soothed Philip Guston over a negative review during a joint family birthday lunch.
From New York Times
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