IMMEDIATE FAMILY Definition & Meaning

immediate family

[ ih-mee-dee-it fam-uh-lee, fam lee ]

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noun

a social unit consisting of people who are very closely related, usually including parents, siblings, spouses, and children, or the members of this social unit: Compare extended family ( def 1 ), nuclear family def.
Benefits include free medical treatment for the employee and immediate family.
Members of her immediate family and several former colleagues were also in attendance.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of immediate family¹

First recorded in 1730–40

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The relocation saved the lives of Siegfried’s immediate family, at some cost to his peace of mind.

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It allowed the migrants and their immediate family members to fly into the US if they had American sponsors and remain for two years under a temporary immigration status known as parole.

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Some of my immediate family knew since I was 16, 17, but in our community, no one talks about that.

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Ask anyone who has spent time in his orbit — players, staff, even immediate family — and they will tell you that Muss, like his father before him, demands a great deal from those around him.

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The poll indicated that 74% of respondents in the Eaton fire zone had structural damage to their homes or other properties owned by their immediate families.

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