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Next of kin

Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.

📖 Definitions of "Next of kin"

noun
  1. 1

    Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.

    "Lord Bentley has passed away; notify the next of kin."

  2. 2

    Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.

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