ALL meanings of next of kin
next of kin
N n - noun next of kin immediate family, closest relative 1
- noun next of kin a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified. 1
- noun next of kin Law. the nearest relative or relatives who share in the estate of a person who dies intestate. 1
- uncountable noun next of kin Next of kin is sometimes used to refer to the person who is your closest relative, especially in official or legal documents. 0
- noun next of kin a person's closest relative or relatives 0
- noun next of kin a person's nearest relative or relatives 0
- noun next of kin those persons who may be entitled by statute to share in the estate of one who dies without a will 0
- noun next of kin sometimes, the nearest blood relative as defined by statute 0