next of kin
noun
a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified.
Law. the nearest relative or relatives who share in the estate of a person who dies intestate.
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Origin of next of kin
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby next of kin
Nexø, next, next-door, next door to, next friend, next of kin, next to, nexus, Ney, Neyagawa, Nezelof type of thymic alymphoplasia
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next of kin
noun
a person's closest relative or relatives
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