intergenerational
Between young and old
Intergenerational means involving or occurring between different generations: intergenerational wealth transfer, intergenerational trauma.
The term appears frequently in discussions of family dynamics, economic policy, and social patterns that persist across age groups: The program fosters intergenerational connections between seniors and schoolchildren.
State of being related
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
grandchildren · elders · youth · bloodline · offspring · forebears · relatives · clan
Property received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
values · wisdom · customs · skills · folklore · mentorship · teachings · recipes
Forming close connections
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- empathySharing another's emotions
bridge · gap · relationships · exchange · rapport · respect · listening · reunions
Just and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
debt · housing · pensions · policy · opportunity · burden · responsibility · stewardship
Restoration of health
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- therapyCurative mental treatment
epigenetics · recovery · wounds · survival · coping · reconciliation
kinship
State of being related
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
grandparents · grandchildren · elders · youth · bloodline · offspring · forebears · relatives · clan · household
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
storytelling · values · wisdom · customs · skills · folklore · mentorship · teachings · recipes · crafts
bonding
Forming close connections
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- understandingMental comprehension of something
empathy · bridge · gap · relationships · exchange · rapport · respect · listening · reunions · gatherings
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
resources · debt · housing · pensions · policy · opportunity · burden · responsibility · stewardship · posterity
healing
Restoration of health
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
therapy · epigenetics · recovery · wounds · survival · coping · reconciliation
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- generational storiesfamily saga, oral history, memoir, ancestry, heritage
- generations in literaturefamily saga, legacy, heritage, bloodline, ancestry
- Workplace GenerationsGen Z, millennials, Gen X, baby boomers, age groups
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- age groupsage groups, life stages, adults, children, teenagers
intergenerationalintragenerational
Within a single generation
same-generation · peer-to-peer · coeval · peer group · generational
intergenerationalsynchronic
Existing at one time
horizontal · lateral · contemporary · immediate · non-hereditary
- intergenerational traumaInherited psychological harm
- intergenerational wealthResources passed between generations
generation, generate, generator, progeny, generations, genealogy, generated, regenerate, degenerate