joint family
joint family noun: 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.
Noun
joint family (plural joint families)
- 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.
- Earlier when joint family was the norm, children used to find time to look after their parents.2010 October 3, “Breakdown of joint family taking toll on elders”, in New Indian Express, 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.2011 November 5, “Most annoying bedroom habits”, in India Times, retrieved 17 May 2015
- Synonyms:
- joint household
joint family meaning in Tamil and Kannada
joint family in Tamil
- கூட்டுக் குடும்பம், ஏகக் குடும்பம்
joint family in Kannada
- ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿರುವ ಮನೆತನ, ತುಂಬು ಮನೆತನ, ಅವಿಭಕ್ತ ಕುಟುಂಬ
Synonyms of joint family
Forms of joint family
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Questions about joint family
- What does joint family mean?
- Joint family means 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.
- What is joint family in Tamil?
- Joint family in Tamil is கூட்டுக் குடும்பம், ஏகக் குடும்பம். See Joint family meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is joint family?
- Joint family is a noun.
- What is the plural of joint family?
- The plural of joint family is joint families.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: joint family (page history and authors); joint family (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joint family (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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