Meanings
comparative more multigenerational · superlative most multigenerational
- Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple generations; multigeneration.
The sons and daughters in a multigenerational household go to work while the grandparents watch the grandchildren. That arrangement of family life is much more resilient to economic hardship.
1 more example
The point, Goldstein discovered through a lot of long days hanging out in parking lots, is that tailgating — the gustatory madness, the multigenerational camaraderie, the decked-out vans — is as essential a part of football as the game itself.
2013 September 29, Ken Belson, “The Tailgate Experience, British Style”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2021
Origin
Translations
Catalan multigeneracional
- multigeneracionalof multiple generations
Chinese Mandarin 跨世代的
- 跨世代的 (kuàshìdài de)of multiple generations
Finnish monen sukupolven, usean sukupolven
- monen sukupolvenof multiple generations
- usean sukupolvenof multiple generations
French multigénérationnel
- multigénérationnelof multiple generations
German generationsübergreifend
- generationsübergreifendof multiple generations
Polish wielopokoleniowy
- wielopokoleniowyof multiple generations
Portuguese multigeracional
- multigeracionalof multiple generations
Spanish multigeneracional
- multigeneracionalof multiple generations
Cite this entry
multigenerational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multigenerational
“multigenerational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multigenerational. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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