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multigenerational

multigenerational

5 4.8
Having people from more than one generation living or working together
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənl/
translation icon : multigeneracional
  • The program evolved into a multigenerational dependency program for young, often teenage, unmarried mothers of the permanent underclass.
  • a multigenerational family
  • a multigenerational household
  • multigenerational effects

What I'm saying is multiracial, multigenerational orgy at my place.

Examples

  • Children are growing up in blended families, families with both parents working, single-parent families, multigenerational families, and families headed by grandparents.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I've felt most at home in multigenerational, sustainability-oriented communities that find roles for their elders.

    Blog text (30)
  • Another key line of human evidence in the field comes from multigenerational studies of DES.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In addition, characters interact with multigenerational friends rather than remaining focused only on those their own age.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The structure and dynamics of multigenerational families are changing.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In addition, the effects of AIDS on the relationships in multigenerational families should be studied.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The Pew Research Center now estimates that 16 percent of Americans live in multigenerational households.

    Blog text (13)
  • The project became a source of multigenerational collaboration as younger Claver members recorded the oral histories of elders.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In practice, this means multigenerational refugee camps and ghettoes in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In our neighborhood, there are several multigenerational families living together, which creates a strong sense of community.

Synonyms

intergenerational
vsmultigenerational
3 6.5

Relating to people of different ages, like young and old

includes not only people but also products, systems, or groups
transgenerational
vsmultigenerational
1 8.2

Affecting people in more than one generation of a family

is about simply involving multiple generations rather than effects passed across time

How Intergenerational

multigenerational
5 4.8
generational
55 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

multigenerational = generational (transparent) = multi + generation + al

The word is a regular prefixation of multi- to generational, and its meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

The word multigenerational begins with multi- meaning 'many' and the part generation meaning 'a group of people born around the same time'. So a multigenerational home or workplace includes people from several generations, for example children, parents and grandparents, living or working together.