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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My father and his immediate family escaped from Vienna to the United States on the eve of the outbreak of the war.
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Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Employees of Los Angeles Kings, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, their agencies, affiliates and immediate family members are not eligible.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Almost every member of Robert’s immediate family was involved in show business.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
There, Kayce sells most of Dutton Ranch but keeps East Camp for himself and his immediate family.
—Yffy Yossifor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Employees of Los Angeles Kings, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, their agencies, affiliates and immediate family members are not eligible.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Almost every member of Robert’s immediate family was involved in show business.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
There, Kayce sells most of Dutton Ranch but keeps East Camp for himself and his immediate family.
—Yffy Yossifor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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