English Explanatory Dictionary

nuclear family

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The traditional western family unit, consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nuclear family.wav

Word forms

nuclear family nuclear families

Etymology

From nuclear + family.

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