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- Word comparison: nuclear family vs. extended family
nuclear family vs. extended family
noun
a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
noun
a kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger unit.
(loosely) one's family conceived of as including aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and sometimes close friends and colleagues.