next of kin
Closest blood relative, heir to inheritanceClosest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
» The next of kin have been notified.
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2 sensesClosest 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?
Angehöriger, Angehörige
найбли́жчий ро́дичnajblýžčyj ródyč
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.
Angehöriger
- the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
Examples
4 sentencesThe next of kin have been notified.
The police will release the victim's name after they have notified his next of kin.
ruПолиция раскроет имя жертвы после того, как известит ближайших родственников. — odexed
deDie Polizei wird den Namen des Opfers nach Benachrichtigung der nächsten Angehörigen bekanntgeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Someone should notify the next of kin.
Tom listed Mary as his next of kin on his travel insurance application.
Translations
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Forms
plural: next of kin| Singular | next of kin |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.