Meanings
nounimmediate family (plural immediate families)
plural immediate families
- A family unit consisting of a parent or parents and their children.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 直系親屬 /直系亲属
- 直系親屬 /直系亲属 (zhíxì qīnshǔ)family unit consisting of parents and their children
Dutch gezin
- gezinfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Finnish perhe, perusperhe
- perhefamily unit consisting of parents and their children
- perusperhefamily unit consisting of parents and their children
- lähiomaisetfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
French foyer
- foyerfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Irish an neasteaghlach
- an neasteaghlachfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Polish bliska rodzina
- bliska rodzinafamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Portuguese família imediata
- família imediatafamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Romanian familie apropiată
- familie apropiatăfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Vietnamese gia đình
- gia đìnhfamily unit consisting of parents and their children
Cite this entry
APA
immediate family. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediate%20family
MLA
“immediate family.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediate%20family. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immediate family,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediate%20family.
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