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 civil ceremony was spontaneous and small, with only immediate family and best friends in attendance.
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Last year, three significant people in my life passed away: my best friend and two members of my immediate family.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Several players have gotten their immediate family baptized by the Cup, including former Penguins winger Josh Archibald, former defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre and former Detroit Red Wings winger Tomas Holmstrӧm.
—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
However, Jake’s immediate family aren’t the only entertainment influences in his life — his brother-in-law, Peter Sarsgaard, is an actor, while both his godfather and godmother, Paul Newman and Jamie Lee Curtis, are Hollywood legends.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Last year, three significant people in my life passed away: my best friend and two members of my immediate family.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Several players have gotten their immediate family baptized by the Cup, including former Penguins winger Josh Archibald, former defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre and former Detroit Red Wings winger Tomas Holmstrӧm.
—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
However, Jake’s immediate family aren’t the only entertainment influences in his life — his brother-in-law, Peter Sarsgaard, is an actor, while both his godfather and godmother, Paul Newman and Jamie Lee Curtis, are Hollywood legends.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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“Immediate family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediate%20family. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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