【词目】外家；【拼音】wài jiā；【基本解释】 1、[family of grandmother and grandfather on mother's side]：指外祖父、外祖母家2、[extra family]：旧社会已婚男子在自己原来的家以外另成的家3、[women in extra families]：与已婚男子另外成家的妇女4、[married woman's parent's home;wife's maiden home]：女子出嫁后称娘家为“外家”