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.
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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
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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 17 Jul. 2025.
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