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nuclear family

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nuclear family
n.
A family unit consisting of a mother and father and their children.

[From nuclear, basic, cardinal, central.]

nuclear family
n
(Sociology) Sociol Anthropol a primary social unit consisting of parents and their offspring Compare extended family
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Noun1.nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
family, household, menage, home, house - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
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nuclear family nfamiglia nucleare


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