How do you say "extended family" in Spanish?

Question

Extended family = tías, tíos, primos, abuelo y abuela I don't want to write out all the people in my family, so how do I say "extended family"?

Answer 1

I would say: "La familia completa"

Answer 2

Would parientes be appropriate? I thought I remembered Paralee saying this meant kinfolk or extended family in the Learn Spanish lesson on family but I could be wrong. When I used the dictionary, it was translated to mean relative. Thanks.

If you go th the Flashcards and find the one on Extended Family it is entitiled Los parientes. - 0074b507, Dec 1, 2009