alleryA family of a mother and her children is called what?
APatrifocal
BAvuncular
CMatrifocal
DConjugal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Matrifocal
1. Anthropologists call a mother and her children a matrifocal family.
2. The correct option is Matrifocal.
3. Why the others fail: Patrifocal is a father and his children; avuncular is a man, his sister and her children; conjugal is a married couple with children.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Family" (rev 1379594208), section "Lead section"_
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