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Next of kin
noun
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Definitions
1.
noun
Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
"Lord Bentley has passed away; notify the next of kin."
2.
noun
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.
Synonyms
close one
loved one
near relative
close
family
kin
relative
successor
family member
coheir
heirs and successors
ancestor
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