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stem families

stem families is the plural of stem family.

Meaning of stem family

Noun

stem family (plural stem families)

  1. A family system in which a couple's firstborn child lives with them in the family home, and that child's spouse moves into the home of said in-laws, so that the younger couple's children are raised in the home of their grandparents. Usually, the younger offspring move out upon marriage. The inheritance, depending on the culture, may or may not be the most favorable to the firstborn.

Questions about stem families

What is stem families the plural of?
Stem families is the plural of stem family.

Words near stem families in the dictionary

  1. stem borers
  2. stem cell
  3. stem cells
  4. stem duchies
  5. stem duchy
  6. stem families
  7. stem family
  8. stem for stem
  9. stem ginger
  10. stem group
  11. stem groups

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