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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For the first time in the event’s 75-year history, the ceremony will focus specifically on recognizing the sacrifice of Gold Star Families: those who have lost an immediate family member in military service.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For more than three years, Kane and her immediate family survived by hiding amongst partisans in the Belarusian forest.
—Malina Saval, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Once his kidney disease was classified as late-stage, Davis’s immediate family and a handful of others who knew of his condition were tested, but none were a match.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
Common examples of reasonable cause include death or serious illness of the taxpayer or an immediate family member, natural disasters, and reliance on a tax professional.
—Matthew Roberts, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For more than three years, Kane and her immediate family survived by hiding amongst partisans in the Belarusian forest.
—Malina Saval, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Once his kidney disease was classified as late-stage, Davis’s immediate family and a handful of others who knew of his condition were tested, but none were a match.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
Common examples of reasonable cause include death or serious illness of the taxpayer or an immediate family member, natural disasters, and reliance on a tax professional.
—Matthew Roberts, Forbes.com, 6 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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