An Extended family is the family group that includes family members other than the nucleus of parents and children; a family consisting of parents, children, grandparents, and other relatives all living together; a group of blood relatives from more than one nuclear family which include grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews who live together, forming a household.
Likewise, Extended family is defined as a family consisting of kin related to the nuclear family that lives nearby and is economically and emotionally dependent on each other. It is the most common form of family around the world; one in which grandparents and other relatives live with parents and children