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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The couple also supplied yet more information on-site, at the villa, and on paper, for their immediate family to stay on top of things.
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Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The idea is to make sure all deaf and HoH children have the opportunity to acquire a first language through their immediate family members.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The North Star is depicted with five points, to represent the five members of Hansen's immediate family (him, his wife and three children) as well as the state of Texas, where Hansen and his family have been living since he was recruited as a CSA astronaut in 2009.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The idea is to make sure all deaf and HoH children have the opportunity to acquire a first language through their immediate family members.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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