loved one

noun

1. A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).

   “I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me.”

   “It's gonna be easy to get things done / I will relax along with my loved ones / Loved ones, loved ones visit the building”

2. A recently deceased close friend or family member.

   “Whereas once the main option was a traditional black hearse service, these days a "green funeral" with a cardboard coffin is just one of the alternative ways to send off a loved one.”