next of kin

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Noun

next of kin (plural next of kin)

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?
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.
Synonyms: loved one, near relative, close one

Translations

closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance

Chinese:
Mandarin: 直系親屬／直系亲属 (zh) (zhíxì qīnshǔ), 最近親屬／最近亲属 (zuìjìn qīnshǔ)
Dutch: naaste verwant
Finnish: lähiomainen (fi)
French: parent (fr) m
German: Angehöriger (de) m, usually plural: Angehörige (m+f)
Icelandic: nánasti ættingi m
Italian: parente prossimo m, parente stretto m, familiare stretto m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nærmeste pårørende m

Nynorsk: næraste pårørande m
Persian: خویشاوندان نزدیک (xišâvandân-e nazdik)
Polish: najbliższy krewny m
Portuguese: parente mais próximo m
Spanish: pariente más cercano m, pariente más próximo m, allegado (es)
Turkish: birinci dereceden akraba
Ukrainian: найбли́жчий ро́дич m (najblýžčyj ródyč)

spouse, close friend, close relative

Chinese:
Mandarin: 直系親屬／直系亲属 (zh) (zhíxì qīnshǔ), 最近親屬／最近亲属 (zuìjìn qīnshǔ)
Danish: pårørende
Finnish: lähiomainen (fi), läheinen (fi), omainen (fi)
French: proche (fr) m or f
German: Angehöriger (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: pårørende (no) m

Nynorsk: pårørande m
Spanish: allegado (es), ser querido, deudo (es) m
Swedish: anhörig (sv)

See also

next friend

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