family group containing several generations, usually grandparents, parents, unmarried children and married sons and their children; traditional family type in most undeveloped countries
a composite family composed of other relatives besides the nuclear families Extended families can be constructed across generations by including parent's or children's families or extended laterally by including multiple wives or sibling's families
A family that includes three or more generations Normally, that would include grandparents, their sons or daughters, and their children, as opposed to a "nuclear family," which is only a married couple and their offspring
Family group consisting of more then two generations of the same kinship line living either within the same household or, more commonly very close to one another Most often contrasted with the concept of nuclear families
An extended family is a family group which includes relatives such as uncles, aunts, and grandparents, as well as parents, children, and brothers and sisters. The pregnant woman in such a community has the support of all the womenfolk in her extended family. a family group that consists not only of parents and children but also of grandparents, aunts etc nuclear family