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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfamiglia allargata
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fa-mil-lya al-lar-ga-ta
"La famiglia allargata si riunisce tradizionalmente ogni estate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all living nearby or in the same household.
"A large extended family gathered together to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary." - 2
A broader social network of close friends and relatives who function collectively with the same emotional and mutual support as biological kin.
"Through years of working together, the team became a close-knit extended family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'extended', derived from the Latin 'extendere' (to stretch out or spread), with 'family', from the Latin 'familia' (household, servants, or kin). Emerging in sociological and anthropological discourse during the 19th and 20th centuries, it evolved to describe kinship networks stretching beyond the immediate nuclear household.
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famille élargie
Transliteration: fam-ee el-ar-zhyay
"Toute la famille élargie était présente pour les fêtes de fin d'année."
Großfamilie
Transliteration: gros-fa-mil-ye
"Die Großfamilie feierte den Geburtstag im großen Garten."
famiglia allargata
Transliteration: fa-mil-lya al-lar-ga-ta
"La famiglia allargata si riunisce tradizionalmente ogni estate."
familia extensa
Transliteration: fa-mil-ya eks-ten-sa
"La familia extensa ofrece un fuerte sistema de apoyo emocional."
família extensa
Transliteration: fa-mi-li-a eks-ten-sa
"Eles mantêm um contato próximo com toda a família extensa."
संयुक्त परिवार
Transliteration: sanyukt parivar
"भारत में कई लोग संयुक्त परिवार में रहना पसंद करते हैं।"
大家庭
Transliteration: dà jiātíng
"每逢春节，大家庭的所有成员都会聚在一起吃年夜饭。"
대가족
Transliteration: dae-ga-jok
"대가족 제도는 현대사회에서 점차 줄어들고 있다."
拡大家族
Transliteration: kakudai kazoku
"拡大家族の存在は子どもたちの成長に良い影響を与えます。"
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