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.

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

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

   1 more example

   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.

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

   Synonyms: whanau