extended family
noun
: a family that includes in one household near relatives (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) in addition to a nuclear family
Given space, there are ways in which even larger populations than the extended family can be accommodated under one roof.—
Paul Oliver
Paul Oliver
also
: an extensive group of people who are related by blood or marriage or who otherwise regard themselves as a large family
Four out of every five people who go through a first divorce remarry … . Thus it is that husbands and wives, their former partners, children and stepchildren, and a whole constellation of grandparents and other relatives are brought together in the new American extended family. —Michael Norman
Michael Norman During his five years at Owen High, he turned his teams into an extended family and tried to instill in his players the same sense of self-worth that Baldwin had imparted to him years before. —William Nack
William Nack 
Examples of extended family in a Sentence
their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt
Recent Examples on the Web
Biden last month hosted more than 30 members of Kennedy’s extended family at the White House for St. Patrick’s Day, with family members posing with the president in the Rose Garden and Oval Office.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
But the salvo of all salvos came from a member of the university’s extended family.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
About half of my extended family on my dad’s side works in a 7-Eleven store, except for my cousin, who was poached by 7-Eleven’s main competitor, Family Mart.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The family enjoys a lot of time traveling together and likes to get in on the fun with Hilton Rothschild's extended family.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Hector planned to stay in Kansas City to be around her extended family.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
For the holiday, the couple and their kids all went to church and enjoyed some quality time with extended family.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
The grim case began in the fall of 2019, after extended family members noticed Lori Vallow's two youngest kids seemingly had disappeared and prodded law enforcement to launch a search.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
His idea of a perfect off day is spending time with his extended family, sharing a large meal, and playing Bingo with his relatives.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Zeke Miller, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
But the salvo of all salvos came from a member of the university’s extended family.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
About half of my extended family on my dad’s side works in a 7-Eleven store, except for my cousin, who was poached by 7-Eleven’s main competitor, Family Mart.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The family enjoys a lot of time traveling together and likes to get in on the fun with Hilton Rothschild's extended family.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Hector planned to stay in Kansas City to be around her extended family.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
For the holiday, the couple and their kids all went to church and enjoyed some quality time with extended family.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
The grim case began in the fall of 2019, after extended family members noticed Lori Vallow's two youngest kids seemingly had disappeared and prodded law enforcement to launch a search.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
His idea of a perfect off day is spending time with his extended family, sharing a large meal, and playing Bingo with his relatives.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extended%20family. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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