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hindi translation[edit]

Hi what is the English for तेल से भसको तीकरी कछली पकड म।रीने चुनें होकगाबाकलू ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.192.55.144 (talk) 06:10, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Google Translate turns it into "Choose from oil Bsko Tikri Mlrine catch Kcli Hokgabaklu", if that helps. Rojomoke (talk) 11:40, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Expressing parents and grown children living together?[edit]

Is there a word for parents and grown children and young grandchildren who live together in the same house, but the grown children are the chief breadwinners of the household, while the aging parents may be the patriarch and matriarch of the household? I've looked up "cohabitation", but that one implies a sexual relationship. Is there a term to describe a situation where the homeowner pays for a tutor to educate the children at home and provides room and boarding for the tutor? 65.24.105.132 (talk) 18:18, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See "Sandwich generation".—Wavelength (talk) 18:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The "Sandwich generation" is said to be coined in 1981. Does anybody know what this concept or family structure is called prior to that time period? In many cultures, such as India, it is expected that adult children take care of their aging parents as well as their own children. 65.24.105.132 (talk) 19:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A general term is extended family. That WP article uses the term "joint family" to refer to situations similar to what you describe. Deor (talk) 19:36, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In an earlier time, a live-in tutor would have been called a governess. Rojomoke (talk) 20:04, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, in modern times. 65.24.105.132 (talk) 20:13, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See au pair. --Jayron32 20:28, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An au pair is not a tutor, just a home help. Despite what I said above, governesses still exist, according to the article, although there's far fewer of them than there used to be. Rojomoke (talk) 04:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]