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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Sadly, Burke’s mother Patsy passed away from ovarian cancer in 2006, leaving just Burke and his father as JonBenét’s remaining immediate family members. —

Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 Nov. 2024 While bridal showers were historically thrown by aunts, cousins, and friends rather than the bride’s immediate family members, the rules have relaxed—and for good reason. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Both he and his wife Patsy were looked at as possible suspects in the police’s initial investigation, as was their son, but DNA evidence in 2008 exonerated immediate family members. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Series creator Scott Prendergast is back with Pennies, another light broadcast procedural that has two immediate family members at the center. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immediate family

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