extended families

plural of extended family
as in households
those who live as a family in one house their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt

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  • About 9% of children in Benton County and 14% of children in Washington County live in households in poverty, compared to 20% statewide and 16% nationally, according to the report.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Only 250 of the park’s 900 households remain.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Extended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20families. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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