huisgezin

Definitions of huisgezin
  1. noun
    primary social group; parents and children
    synonyms: familie, gezin, huishouden, huishouding
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    types:
    echtelieden, echtpaar
    two people who are married to each other
    type of:
    clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  2. noun
    a social unit living together
    synonyms: familie, gezin, huishouden, huishouding
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    types:
    grootfamilie
    a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
    pleeggezin
    a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
    type of:
    eenheid, unit, zelfstandigheid
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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