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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Others have joined a push to win benefits similar to those in Los Angeles Unified, where teachers and most other employees do not have to pay monthly premiums for themselves and immediate family members.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The conditions of her bond included no contact with immediate family members or children under 17, according to court documents.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Life or death emergencies may qualify for even quicker service if the traveler has an immediate family member abroad who has died, is dying, or has a life-threatening illness or injury.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Many of these details would also be required of immediate family members, meaning those living in the same household, who are over the age of 18.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The conditions of her bond included no contact with immediate family members or children under 17, according to court documents.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Life or death emergencies may qualify for even quicker service if the traveler has an immediate family member abroad who has died, is dying, or has a life-threatening illness or injury.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Many of these details would also be required of immediate family members, meaning those living in the same household, who are over the age of 18.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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 19 Apr. 2026.
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