multigenerational
- adjective
- /ˌmʌltiˈdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənl/
- 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.
- What I'm saying is multiracial, multigenerational orgy at my place.
Examples
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Children are growing up in blended families, families with both parents working, single-parent families, multigenerational families, and families headed by grandparents.
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I've felt most at home in multigenerational, sustainability-oriented communities that find roles for their elders.
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Another key line of human evidence in the field comes from multigenerational studies of DES.
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In addition, characters interact with multigenerational friends rather than remaining focused only on those their own age.
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The structure and dynamics of multigenerational families are changing.
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In addition, the effects of AIDS on the relationships in multigenerational families should be studied.
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The Pew Research Center now estimates that 16 percent of Americans live in multigenerational households.
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The project became a source of multigenerational collaboration as younger Claver members recorded the oral histories of elders.
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In practice, this means multigenerational refugee camps and ghettoes in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza.
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In our neighborhood, there are several multigenerational families living together, which creates a strong sense of community.
Synonyms
Relating to people of different ages, like young and old
Affecting people in more than one generation of a family
How Intergenerational
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.