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extended family

Extended family refers to a person's relatives outside of the immediate circle of his spouse or children. (noun)

An example of extended family is grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

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See extended family in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See extended family in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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