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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Many of these details would also be required of immediate family members, meaning those living in the same household, who are over the age of 18.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Staring back would be Fiorito’s immediate family, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and friends.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
The couple also supplied yet more information on-site, at the villa, and on paper, for their immediate family to stay on top of things.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Staring back would be Fiorito’s immediate family, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and friends.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
The couple also supplied yet more information on-site, at the villa, and on paper, for their immediate family to stay on top of things.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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