English Dictionary

stem family

名詞

(anthropology) A family system in which a couple's firstborn child lives with them in the family home, and that child's spouse moves into the home of said in-laws, so that the younger couple's children are raised in the home of their grandparents. Usually, the younger offspring move out upon marriage. The inheritance, depending on the culture, may or may not be the most favorable to the firstborn.

日本語の意味

（人類学）幹家族。夫婦の長子が実家に住み、その長子の配偶者が義家に入ることで、一族全体が一つの家庭単位となり、子どもたちは祖父母の家で育てられる家族制度。通常、若い夫婦は結婚後に独立する場合が多い。

In that region, the stem family was the dominant household form, with a couple's firstborn remaining in the parental home while the younger couple moved in with their in-laws.

その地域では、夫婦の長子が両親と同居し、若い夫婦が義理の親の家に入る家族形態が主流でした。

意味（1）

(anthropology) A family system in which a couple's firstborn child lives with them in the family home, and that child's spouse moves into the home of said in-laws, so that the younger couple's children are raised in the home of their grandparents. Usually, the younger offspring move out upon marriage. The inheritance, depending on the culture, may or may not be the most favorable to the firstborn.

stem families （ plural ）