英和和英

名詞

extended family (plural extended families)

1. A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.

   Synonym: (New Zealand) whanau

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: Biology Codex entry:

     Angaran females typically give birth to several young who require support and supervision, resulting in large extended families that become accustomed to living and working together.

   • 2020 February 10, David Brooks, “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake”, in The Atlantic‎:

     The old men nap on couches, waiting for dessert. It’s the extended family in all its tangled, loving, exhausting glory.

等位語

• immediate family
• joint family
• nuclear family

参考

• alloparenting (ethology)