multigenerational
multigenerational — adjective
1. involving people from two or more different age groups or generations, especiall
involving people from two or more different age groups or generations, especially within a family, workplace, or community
The Yamada family lives in a multigenerational home with Aiko's grandparents on the ground floor.
collocation: multigenerational home / household
In Priya's workplace, a multigenerational team of designers and engineers works on every project.
collocation: multigenerational team / workforce
A multigenerational crowd of grandparents, parents, and children gathered at the community center.
The effects of climate change are multigenerational, affecting people alive today and their grandchildren.
Kofi's research examines multigenerational poverty across three rural communities in northern Ghana.
- intergenerational
Focuses on relationships or exchanges between generations rather than simply including them
- cross-generational
Less formal; emphasises movement or communication across age groups
- multi-age
Broader term, used especially in education (multi-age classrooms); not limited to family lines
- single-generation
Describes something limited to one age cohort
- generational
Refers to one generation in isolation, without the multi-cohort dimension
文法句型
multigenerational + noun
用法筆記
Used before nouns such as 'family', 'home', 'workforce', 'team', or 'impact'. Not gradable — a situation either involves multiple generations or it does not, so comparative forms (more multigenerational) are avoided.