nuclear family
noun
a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
nuclear families
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pluralof nuclear family.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For them, nuclear families in general, and fathers in particular, were an obstacle to central planning schemes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She also wonders whether even the suburban parks built a few decades ago in more upscale neighborhoods for one kind of demographic — the 9-to-5 workers with nuclear families — meet present-day lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
But the task force issued recommendations primarily based on keeping nuclear families intact so that children would be safe in their homes, with both of their parents, away from strangers.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Goebel said the earliest human inhabitants of the area likely would have lived in extended nuclear families or small bands, as they seem to have done in other areas of Eurasia.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
Perhaps the Cambridge band was communal while the one at Oxford was based on nuclear families.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
