📚 Next of kin, noun. ❓ Definition (treated as singular or plural): A person's closest living relative or relatives. ❗️ Examples: 1. The police notified the next of kin. 2. The driver's name was being withheld until police could notify next of kin. 3. People worried about who would be notified as their next of kin in case of medical emergency are being urged to carry a new card to avoid confusion. 4. He said next of kin would be notified before the man's identity was released. 5. The British embassy in Manila said it could not confirm details until it had notified the next of kin. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic