next of kin

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

next of kin (plural next of kin)

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 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), 直系亲属 (zh) (zhíxì 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
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• 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

spouse, close friend, close relative

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直系親屬／直系亲属 (zh) (zhíxì qīnshǔ), 直系亲属 (zh) (zhíxì qīnshǔ)

• Danish: pårørende
• Finnish: lähiomainen (fi), läheinen (fi), omainen (fi)
• French: proche (fr) m or f
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• 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