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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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.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
My office will ensure that anyone who threatens a federal agent in North Georgia, or who hides behind a computer screen to intimidate that agent’s immediate family, is found, arrested, prosecuted, and held accountable.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
My office will ensure that anyone who threatens a federal agent in North Georgia, or who hides behind a computer screen to intimidate that agent’s immediate family, is found, arrested, prosecuted, and held accountable.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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