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What is another word for immediate family?

Pronunciation: [ɪmˈiːdɪət fˈamɪli] (IPA)

Immediate family is a term used to describe the members of a person's family who are closest to them. Other synonyms for immediate family include nuclear family, core family, primary family and closest kin. Immediate family generally includes the parents, siblings, spouse, and children of a person. This term is used frequently in legal and medical contexts to describe who is permitted to make important decisions for a person who is unable to make their own decisions. It is important to note that the definition of immediate family may differ based on cultural and individual beliefs.
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  • For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.
    Sidney Altman
  • Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature - and little girls certainly have this drive, as much as little boys do, or at least the little girls I have observed in my immediate family have it.
    Lynne Cheney
  • For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.
    Andrei Sakharov
  • Such craziness [in not believing in God] makes me want to throw up my hands in despair, and then wash them of anything to do with atheism. But I can't. Compassion won't let me. I thank God for the love and concern that He places in those who trust Him. Without it, I'm not sure I would even care about the salvation of anyone but myself and my immediate family and friends.
    Ray Comfort
  • If I ever became president, I'd push with every ounce of power I had for Congress to pass something else into law: Every elected federal official must predesignate an individual in their immediate family who has to begin military service—the moment that official casts an affirmative vote toward going to war. This could be a grandchild, a niece or nephew, but someone. It doesn't mean they necessarily go to the war zone. What it does mean is that they and their family experience some personal discomfort because of this decision. Going to war should bring difficulty, especially to those who are the orchestrators or the authorizers. Right now, it's far too easy for them to go on TV with their bleeding hearts and give standing ovations to our service personnel. War should not be laissez-faire. If you're not willing to send someone from your family, how can you be so willing to send someone else's?
    Jesse Ventura

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