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 pope isn’t known to be a smoker and has made efforts to have a healthy lifestyle, but there is a history of cancer in his immediate family. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Members of her immediate family have multiple wives, and a close friend claims to see ghosts. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

An immediate family member, legal guardian or authorized representative of a voter with a disability may also request a ballot on the voter's behalf, subject to additional requirements. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

George is keeping in line with the men in his immediate family, though, by attending the all-boys boarding school at Eton, kicking off his first year on September 8. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for immediate family

• multifamily
• nonfamily
• stepfamily
• subfamily