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next of kin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
   • Lord Bentley has passed away; notify the next of kin.
   • Shall we inform the next of kin of his passing?
2. Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.

Forms

Relateds

next friend

Synonyms

loved one · near relative · close one

Translations (35)

fi läheinen (spouse, close friend, close relative) · pl najbliższy krewny (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · fr proche (spouse, close friend, close relative) · de Angehöriger (spouse, close friend, close relative) · cmn 最近親屬 /最近亲属 (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · es pariente más próximo (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · cmn 最近親屬 /最近亲属 (spouse, close friend, close relative) · es pariente más cercano (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · es allegado (spouse, close friend, close relative) · nb pårørende (spouse, close friend, close relative) · cmn 直系親屬 /直系亲属 (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · es allegado (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · fi lähiomainen (spouse, close friend, close relative) · nn næraste pårørande (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · is nánasti ættingi (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · de Angehörige (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · es ser querido (spouse, close friend, close relative) · da pårørende (spouse, close friend, close relative) · pt parente mais próximo (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · tr birinci dereceden akraba (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · it parente prossimo (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · es deudo (spouse, close friend, close relative) · nn pårørande (spouse, close friend, close relative) · fr parent (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · sv anhörig (spouse, close friend, close relative) · de Angehöriger (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · it parente stretto (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · nb nærmeste pårørende (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · uk найбли́жчий ро́дич (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · fa خویشاوندان نزدیک (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · fi lähiomainen (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · cmn 直系親屬 /直系亲属 (spouse, close friend, close relative) · nl naaste verwant (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) · fi omainen (spouse, close friend, close relative) · it familiare stretto (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)