intergenerational
adj.describing things that happen between or involve different generations of a family. It can also describe how problems or benefits pass from one group of people to the next.
adj.relating to or occurring between different generations of a family or society. Often describes the transmission of resources, responsibilities, or social conditions across time.
“The family has an intergenerational business that has been running for decades.”
“The charity focuses on intergenerational programs that bring together young people and the elderly to share stories and skills.”
“Economists are increasingly concerned with the intergenerational impact of current fiscal policies, as high levels of national debt may eventually be passed on to future taxpayers.”
“It becomes a circular portrait of time passing, of intergenerational inheritance and legacy.”
“Grandson Luke is set to inherit their fortune, yet struggles for meaning against a background of disappointment and growing despair: an intergenerational nihilism that deepens like a coastal shelf.”
Common in culture and history writing