immediate family
noun
: a person's parents, brothers and sisters, husband or wife, and children
Hospital visits are limited to immediate family.
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Metayer’s immediate family has not made public statements regarding domestic abuse.
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Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
After that, the military adopted stricter rules of separating immediate family members—which is how the four Niland brothers ended up in different units.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Our wedding was going to be at the beach with immediate family and parents.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Kiffin even sort of reunited his fractured immediate family.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
After that, the military adopted stricter rules of separating immediate family members—which is how the four Niland brothers ended up in different units.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Our wedding was going to be at the beach with immediate family and parents.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Kiffin even sort of reunited his fractured immediate family.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for immediate family
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“Immediate family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediate%20family. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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