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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImmediate family
/ɪˈmiː.di.ət ˈfæm.əl.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's smallest and closest circle of relatives, typically consisting of parents, spouses, siblings, and children.
"Only immediate family members were invited to the intimate wedding ceremony." - 2
Relatives living in the same household or sharing the most primary ties of kinship and obligation.
"The company offers bereavement leave specifically for the loss of immediate family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'immediate,' derived from the Latin 'immediatus' (meaning without anything in between), and 'family,' originating from the Latin 'familia' (meaning household servants and slaves, later blood relatives). Together, the phrase evolved in legal and social contexts to denote the closest circle of blood relatives and primary household members.
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famille proche
Transliteration: /fa.mij pʁɔʃ/
"Seule la famille proche a assisté à la fête."
enge Familie
Transliteration: /ˈɛŋə faˈmiːli̯ə/
"Nur die enge Familie war bei der Feier dabei."
famiglia stretta
Transliteration: /faˈmiʎ.ʎa ˈstret.ta/
"Solo la famiglia stretta ha partecipato alla cerimonia."
familia cercana
Transliteration: /faˈmi.lja seɾˈka.na/
"Solo la familia cercana fue invitada a la cena."
família próxima
Transliteration: /fɐˈmi.li.ɐ ˈpɾɔk.si.mɐ/
"Apenas a família próxima esteve presente no evento."
निकटवर्ती परिवार
Transliteration: nikatvarti parivar
"समारोह में केवल निकटवर्ती परिवार को ही आमंत्रित किया गया था।"
直系亲属
Transliteration: zhíxì qīnshǔ
"只有直系亲属才能参加这次私密的聚会。"
직계 가족
Transliteration: jik-gye ga-jok
"결혼식에는 직계 가족만 초대되었습니다."
直系家族
Transliteration: chokkei kazoku
"その式には直系家族だけが出席しました。"
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