noun

• A family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives.

  ‘In 1996, 21% of all people were living as a part of an extended family.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘In extended families, the network of relatives acts as a close-knit community.’

  Synonyms

  relatives, relations, blood relations, family members, kin, next of kin, kinsfolk, kinsmen, kinswomen, kindred, one's flesh and blood, one's own flesh and blood, connections