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broken home
a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
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conjugal family, nuclear family
a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
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extended family
a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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foster family
the family of a fosterling
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foster home
a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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menage a trois
household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
