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immediate family
[ih-mee-dee-it fam-uh-lee, fam lee]
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.
Benefits include free medical treatment for the employee and immediate family.
Members of her immediate family and several former colleagues were also in attendance.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of immediate family1
Example Sentences
Healing the bond between the species also helps her heal bonds within her own species — that of her immediate family.
Everyone could use a more extensive palette of human possibility than the one supplied by the crapshoot of an immediate family.
Earlier this year, he shared multiple articles challenging Vance's belief in "ordo amoris," the idea that it is spiritually correct to prioritize love for God and immediate family over love for the rest of mankind.
And these Californians who may have crossed the border without authorization or overstayed a visa are outnumbered by their immediate family members who are American citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Among them, he shared a particularly special connection with his younger sister, María Elena – now the only surviving member of his immediate family.
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