next of kin
noun
1 next of kin
The person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person.
Roget 11:
consanguinity,
relationship,
kindred,
blood;
parentage
etc.
(paternity)
166;
filiation†,
affiliation;
lineage,
agnation†,
connection,
alliance;
family connection,
family tie;
ties of blood;
nepotism.
kinsman,
kinfolk;
kith and kin;
relation,
relative;
connection;
sibling,
sib;
next of kin;
uncle,
aunt,
nephew,
niece;
cousin,
cousin-german†;
first cousin,
second cousin;
cousin once removed,
cousin twice removed;
etc.
near relation,
distant relation;
brother,
sister,
one's own flesh and blood.
family,
fraternity;
brotherhood,
sisterhood,
cousinhood†.
race,
stock,
generation;
sept
etc.
166;
stirps,
side;
strain;
breed,
clan,
tribe,
nation.
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