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

Effective May 20 at Walt Disney World and June 18 at Disneyland, DAS enrollment for the program will extend to last 120 days instead of 60, and DAS party size will be limited to include only immediate family members, or no more than four guests. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024

The museum’s board, which consists of Hellerstein’s immediate family, will have to address that uncertain future after he is gone. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024

Instead, Gazans are praying with their immediate family members in tents. —Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024

My mother was there, her mother was there, the kids were there, our immediate family was there. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024

Lunar New Year’s Day: Family visits and red packets The first few days of the Lunar New Year, especially the first two days, are often a test of one’s stamina, appetite and social skills, as many people have to travel and visit immediate family, other relatives and friends. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024

Fares Al-Ghoul fled to Egypt with his immediate family, his mother, his sister and her daughters. —Cate Brown, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024

There are a few exceptions, such as by transferring stock to immediate family members. —Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024

The book will reveal details about Mary’s late father, Fred Trump Jr., and his experiences within his immediate family. —Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024