next of kin
next of kin noun: closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
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
next of kin meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Persian
next of kin in Tamil
- அடுத்த வாரிசு, இரத்த உறவினர்
next of kin in Urdu
- خونی رشتے دار, قریب ترین رشتے دار, وارث
next of kin in Kannada
- ಹತ್ತಿರದ ನಂಟರು, ಸಮೀಪಬಂಧುಗಳು
next of kin in Persian
- closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance
- خویشاوندان نزدیک xišâvandân-e nazdik
Synonyms of next of kin
Forms of next of kin
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Questions about next of kin
- What does next of kin mean?
- Next of kin means closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
- What is next of kin in Tamil?
- Next of kin in Tamil is அடுத்த வாரிசு, இரத்த உறவினர். See Next of kin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is next of kin?
- Next of kin is a noun.
- What is the plural of next of kin?
- The plural of next of kin is next of kin.
Words near next of kin in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: next of kin (page history and authors); next of kin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); next of kin (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); next of kin (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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