Extended family

...the family type that has a structure that expands along either the patrilineal or matrilineal line, that is, along a single line of blood ties, is usually called an extended family, but some scholars also use the term extended family to include the ties of nuclear family members who are part of a bilateral family and live apart from each other. A typical example of a patrilineal extended family is found in the old Chinese style of house. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "extended family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…父系あるいは母系のいずれか一方，つまり単系血縁にそって拡大する構造をもつ家族類型をふつう拡大家族extended familyというが，双系親族の一部をなす核家族の異居近親とのつながりまで含めてそれをも拡大家族と呼ぶ学者もある。　父系拡大家族は，中国の古い型の家にその典型的な例が見いだされる。…

※「extended family」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報