next of kin

English

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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 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