joint family
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joint family (plural joint families)
- (India) 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.
- 2010 October 3, “Breakdown of joint family taking toll on elders”, in New Indian Express, retrieved 17 May 2015:
- Earlier when joint family was the norm, children used to find time to look after their parents.
- 2011 November 5, “Most annoying bedroom habits”, in India Times, retrieved 17 May 2015:
- 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.
- 2015 April 15, Payal Dighe Karkhanis, “Living in a joint family makes one rethink the idea of choice and responsibility”, in Hindustan Times, retrieved 17 May 2015:
- 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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- “joint family”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.