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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Now, more of the financial responsibility falls on immediate family members, Blanca said. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025 The victim’s immediate family were too grief-stricken to talk Saturday. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025 Fernandes Anderson was staring down an impending $5,000 fine for a state ethics violation around that time period, for hiring two immediate family members to her City Council staff, giving them raises, and in the case of her sister, a bonus. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025 The fee is waived if owner has died and the vehicle is being transferred to an immediate family member. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 July 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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