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nuclear family
noun [C] specializedDefinition
› a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. → Compare extended familyFamily relations in general
(Definition of nuclear family noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aunt noun
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
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