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Meaning of next of kin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
  2. Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.

Equivalents

Dansk pårørende
Deutsch Angehörige Angehöriger
Español allegado deudo pariente más cercano pariente más próximo ser querido
Suomi läheinen lähiomainen omainen
Français parent proche
Italiano familiare stretto parente prossimo parente stretto
Nederlands naaste verwant
Português parente mais próximo
Svenska anhörig

Examples

“Lord Bentley has passed away; notify the next of kin.”
“Shall we inform⟳ the next of kin of his passing?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

next sleep next time next to next to nothing next week next world

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