joint family
/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈfæməli/noun
उच्चारण जॉइन्ट फ़ैमली
संयुक्त परिवार
Core word
noun
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[C]
(especially in South Asia) a family in which grandparents, parents, children, uncles, aunts and cousins live together in one house
संयुक्त परिवार
- Radhika grew up in a joint family of fifteen people.
- Joint families are becoming less common in big cities.
- In a joint family, everyone eats dinner together on Sundays.
+ 2 more examples
- He lives in a joint family with his parents, brother and cousins.
- Many children in a joint family learn to share from an early age.
Synonyms extended family
Opposite nuclear family