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- DictionaryNu·cle·ar fam·i·ly/ˈn(j)uklɪ(ə)r/
noun
- 1. a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit.
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Nuclear family refers to the core members of a family, usually parents and children. Nuclear had a long history of figurative use before its main association with 'nuclear energy,' as nucleus has senses meaning 'kernel' or more simply 'something essential.'
A nuclear family is a family unit consisting of two parents (mother and father) and their biological or adopted children living together in a single household. This structure is distinct from extended family systems, which include additional relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
NUCLEAR FAMILY definition: 1. a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including aunts, uncles…. Learn more.
us / ˈnu·kli·ər ˈfæm·ə·li / Add to word list. a social unit of two parents and their children: We average fewer than two children per nuclear family. (Definition of nuclear family from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of nuclear family. nuclear family.
Nuclear family definition: a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.. See examples of NUCLEAR FAMILY used in a sentence.
Definition of Nuclear Family. ( noun) A type of family unit that consists of two parents and their child (ren) who live apart from their extended family. Examples of Nuclear Family. The Obamas: Barack and Michelle and their children Malia and Sasha. The Simpsons: Homer and Marge and their children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
noun. /ˌnjuːkliə ˈfæməli/. /ˌnuːkliər ˈfæməli/. (specialist) a family that consists of father, mother and children, when it is thought of as a unit in society. Not everybody nowadays lives in the conventional nuclear family. the nuclear family of parents and children.
