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nuclear family

 

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Noun nuclear family has 1 sense
  1. nuclear family, conjugal family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
    --1 is a kind of family, household, house, home, menage

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Nuclear Family

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition:

A nuclear family refers to a household unit consisting of a married couple and their dependent children, contrasting with extended families that include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives.

Senses:

1. Social Sense: The basic unit of a society, comprising parents and their children living together.

2. Anthropological Sense: A family structure consisting of a father, mother, and children.

Examples:

1. Our society is predominantly based on the nuclear family structure.

2. She grew up in a nuclear family, living with her parents and two younger siblings.

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