next of kinnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌnekst əv ˈkɪn/us/ˌnekst əv ˈkɪn/plural next of kinthe person or group of people you are most closely related to:
We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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