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Meaning of nuclear family | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kernfamilie
Español familia nuclear
Suomi ydinperhe
Français famille nucléaire
हिन्दी परिवार
Bahasa Indonesia keluarga batih keluarga inti
日本語 核家族
한국어 핵가족
Nederlands kerngezin
Português família nuclear
Svenska kärnfamilj
Türkçe çekirdek aile
Tiếng Việt gia đình hạt nhân

Examples

“The initial result of that fragmentation, the nuclear family, didn’t seem so bad. But then, because the nuclear family is so brittle, the fragmentation continued. In many sectors of society, nuclear families fragmented into single-parent families, single-parent families into chaotic families or no families.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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