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

While the adjustment hasn’t always been easy, most of our immediate family now use Avery’s new name and pronouns. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

In the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, 167,401 immediate family relative petitions were approved, and 8,612 fiancé petitions were approved. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 July 2026

This spring, The New York Times reported that one-fifth of federal-campaign donations in 2024 came from billionaires and their immediate family members—a total of more than $3 billion. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Hours later, the club revealed that everyone’s immediate family is safe and accounted for. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for immediate family

• multifamily
• nonfamily
• stepfamily
• subfamily