Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Intergenerational
adjective
/ in-ter-jen-er-AY-shun-ul /
Medium
Meaning
Occurring between or affecting multiple generations, especially the transmission of conditions, advantages, or disadvantages from parents to children
Origin / Etymology
Latin inter (between) + generatio (generation)
Synonyms
Cross-generational
Multigenerational
Transgenerational
Antonyms
Intragenerational
Example Sentence
"Maternal obesity creates an intergenerational cycle where obese mothers are more likely to have both macrosomic and nutritionally deprived children."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS-1 and GS-2 answers on poverty, nutrition, social mobility, and equity. Powerful framing device for arguing that present-day policy failures compound across generations.
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