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 second-term councilor doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
These restrictions also would extend to the immediate family members of public officials.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Right before the incident, Carr had lost her mother and brother — nearly her entire immediate family.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
The Chicago resident said that the last week and a half have been very difficult, partly because many in her immediate family, including her parents, still live in Tehran.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
These restrictions also would extend to the immediate family members of public officials.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Right before the incident, Carr had lost her mother and brother — nearly her entire immediate family.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
The Chicago resident said that the last week and a half have been very difficult, partly because many in her immediate family, including her parents, still live in Tehran.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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