joint family
nounDefinitions
A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or…
A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or more brothers along with their wives and children, or multiple generations along with spouses.
- Earlier when joint family was the norm, children used to find time to look after their parents.
- But since we live in a joint family with my in-laws in the adjacent bedrooms, we usually keep the volume of television a little high to restrict the sounds.
- Growing up in a household of 10-11 people – parents, aunts, uncles all under the same roof – I loved the concept of a joint family.
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