nuclear family
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
- Many people nowadays do not live in the conventional nuclear family.
- the nuclear family of parents and children
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