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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Their immediate family members and future offspring often experience harms directly related to the original abuse.
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Elizabeth Letourneau, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
In 1860, members of Smith's immediate family and others who had rejected Young's leadership sought to reorganize the church Smith had led.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
The office also said Illinois is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t have a policy in place for immediate family members to report concerns about a relative’s driving ability.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The examiner recommended her immediate family see their doctors about it.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
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Elizabeth Letourneau, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
In 1860, members of Smith's immediate family and others who had rejected Young's leadership sought to reorganize the church Smith had led.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
The office also said Illinois is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t have a policy in place for immediate family members to report concerns about a relative’s driving ability.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The examiner recommended her immediate family see their doctors about it.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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