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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Thaksin's immediate family attended the verdict with him. Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 The Megobari Act would go a step further by requiring the executive to investigate all members of the Georgian Dream party, as well as their immediate family members, for corruption or attempts to undermine Georgian sovereignty. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025 The ban also extends to their immediate family members. Carrie Kahn, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025 Investigators used the technology to determine hairs found on several of the victims belonged to Heuermann or someone in his immediate family, court records show. Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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