multigenerational

adjective

mul·​ti·​gen·​er·​a·​tion·​al ˌməl-tē-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

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: consisting of, relating to, or involving more than one generation (as of a family)

multigenerational households

Farm life is unique because of its closeness to the land, the need for family members to work together, the multigenerational involvement, and the sense of family entrepreneurship—positive factors which also can lead to stress.

—New England Farmer

Examples of multigenerational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What once was a multigenerational web of care is now two exhausted adults, often in nuclear households far from extended family, juggling careers and survival. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Inside the bank, after a few people clear out, we’re left with a multigenerational array of Black women, all of whom have felt various degrees of Janiyah's struggle. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 June 2025

Shakira’s crowd was multigenerational, which is noteworthy given that Sueños caters to a younger, perhaps Gen Z-leaning crowd. —Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 May 2025

Either way, Cheap Trick is now a quintet whose multigenerational lineup includes the sons of not one, but two, of its original members. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multigenerational

• intergenerational
• nondenominational
• psychoeducational
• undenominational
• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational