immediate families
Parents, siblings, children
Immediate families is the plural of immediate family, referring to one's closest relatives—typically parents, siblings, spouse, and children.
The term distinguishes those nearest in relation from extended family like aunts, cousins, and grandparents.
Context determines exact boundaries: Immediate families of employees are eligible for the discount.
Legal and institutional definitions vary.
- babyVery young child
- childrenYoung human beings
- parentsMother and father
- motherFemale parent
- next of kinNearest living family members
siblings · father · nuclear · partner · spouse · adoption · household · guardianship · sons · domestic partnership · single parent · sister · dependents · daughters · relations · relatives · filial · brother
immediate familiesextended families
Relatives beyond parents and siblings
distant relatives · ancestors · descendants · clan · lineage
immediate familiesstrangers
People unknown to you
acquaintances · chosen family · friends · found family · non-relatives
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