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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One is the widespread sense that homes are sanctuaries reserved for oneself and one’s immediate family.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Exemptions also include properties occupied by immediate family members of the property owners and properties leased out as rental units.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Records can be released to patients and their immediate family members, but generally not to more distant descendants.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Exemptions also include properties occupied by immediate family members of the property owners and properties leased out as rental units.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Records can be released to patients and their immediate family members, but generally not to more distant descendants.
—ABC News, 24 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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