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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Dean, who was survived by his siblings Sandra and Donnie, will be laid to rest in a private ceremony attended by immediate family.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On top of that, the filing also shows hundreds of thousands of Nvidia shares are indirectly retained by Kress through trusts or immediate family members.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Fernandes Anderson was staring down an impending $5,000 fine for a state ethics violation around that time period, for hiring two immediate family members to her City Council staff, giving them raises, and in the case of her sister, a bonus.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Pipes said Nassar has no immediate family remaining.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On top of that, the filing also shows hundreds of thousands of Nvidia shares are indirectly retained by Kress through trusts or immediate family members.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Fernandes Anderson was staring down an impending $5,000 fine for a state ethics violation around that time period, for hiring two immediate family members to her City Council staff, giving them raises, and in the case of her sister, a bonus.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Pipes said Nassar has no immediate family remaining.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 8 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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