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 10 members of their immediate family were all wedged into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartment with an attic.
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Ester Bloom, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with just immediate family attending.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Cunningham’s response also indicates neither Bryant nor his immediate family members have any tie to SAM.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ester Bloom, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with just immediate family attending.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Cunningham’s response also indicates neither Bryant nor his immediate family members have any tie to SAM.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2025
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 13 Mar. 2025.
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