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
The then-councilor doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.
—
Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In addition to his immediate family, Hogan is survived by stepchildren from Sky Daily's prior relationships, though their identities have not been made public.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Their wedding was small and attended only by immediate family, the actress' rep confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noem also highlighted initiatives announced earlier this month including providing Gold Star families, the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving in the military during a time of conflict, access to the PreCheck free of charge.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for immediate family
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In addition to his immediate family, Hogan is survived by stepchildren from Sky Daily's prior relationships, though their identities have not been made public.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Their wedding was small and attended only by immediate family, the actress' rep confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noem also highlighted initiatives announced earlier this month including providing Gold Star families, the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving in the military during a time of conflict, access to the PreCheck free of charge.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for immediate family
Cite this Entry
“Immediate family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediate%20family. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share