immediate family

noun

: a person's parents, brothers and sisters, husband or wife, and children

Hospital visits are limited to immediate family.

Examples of immediate family in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My sister and her new husband just sent an email to our immediate family, more or less berating us for not giving them more — or larger — gifts. —Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024

The cardholder and immediate family members are entitled to reimbursement up to $500 per ticket for expenses like a hotel and meals. —Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024

The Old Line State has created a new misdemeanor offense for knowingly and willfully threatening to harm an election official or their immediate family. —Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024

Further, no members of Harry’s immediate family attended the Thanksgiving service where the prince performed a reading. —Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024

With no one from Joi’s immediate family alive to advocate for her, Charlotte has taken it upon herself to push for justice. —Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024

Our condolences to his immediate family Donna, Duane & Lisa, Christy & Frank, Jessica, and Kim. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024

Princess Kate is not the only member of Prince William’s immediate family to be diagnosed with cancer. —Anna Gordon, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024

The Disney spokesperson said the company would accommodate everyone in an immediate family and that the reduction was meant to trim the number of friends and non-nuclear family members in line. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024