| Main Entry: | immediate family |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | one's parents, step-parents, siblings, spouse, children, step-children, foster children, in-laws, sibling in-laws, grandparents, great grandparents, step-great grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews |
| Etymology: | means 'distant place' |
immediate family