Definitions

blood relation

NOUN

relative by birth

Synonyms

WEAK

biological relationship blood blood brother blood relationship blood relative blood sister consanguinean family flesh flesh and blood genetic relationship kindred ties of blood uterine kin

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blood relation

Creon chose to designate his nephew’s body as that of a traitor, ignoring their blood relation, thereby sealing his fate and that of his entire family.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2024

They’re not entitled to it by mere fact of blood relation.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2020

While there was no blood relation, the Burtons and Combses grew close over the years.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2018

We had so many similarities, and yet, he wasn’t a blood relation.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2017

So I did not ask why I was raised in a house by many men, none of w hom claimed blood relation to me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson