Next of kin 是指家人或者近亲(closest relatives or anyone in the family)。

在美国，所谓"亲人"也是依每个人的不同情况而定的，可能是夫妇、父母、儿女或是叔叔婶婶、表兄弟姐妹。

例如：

If a person has a serious car accident, his or her next of kin will be notified.

如果遭遇严重车祸，当事人的近亲就会接到通知。

At the funeral all next of kin were in attendance.

所有的亲属都参加了葬礼。

如果"kin"单独使用，用作家属或亲属的总称，则通常后面不加s。

例如：All my kin attended the family get-together.

我们全家集聚一堂。