multigenerational

American  

[muhl-tee-jen-uh-rey-shuh-nl, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃə nl, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to several generations, as of a family, or society.

   a multigenerational novel covering 300 years.

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Etymology

Origin of multigenerational

multi- + generation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Rev. David Black leads the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in Hyde Park, a congregation that describes itself as “progressive” with “traditional theology,” and also as multigenerational, multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Programs designed to help people get back on their feet instead became a multigenerational trap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

This is usually multigenerational wealth, so we discuss with families the purpose of the wealth.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Another multigenerational saga, spanning more than three centuries and 700 pages, this 2016 novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author tracks the deforestation of the New World over 300 years, beginning in the 17th century.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

When my father was reunited with his parents, it was in claustrophobic conditions amid a multigenerational clot of extended family, all crammed into just a few bedrooms.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove