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

Example Sentences

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They were not blood relations, but the name, which means “plum” in Chinese, as well as their origins in China’s Guangdong, or Canton, province, bound them like siblings.

From Los Angeles Times

No one had ever staged a full-scale show of David’s works on paper, and this one offered an unusual vista of an artist whose grand paintings put reason before passion, and ideals before blood relations.

From New York Times

“The thing is, it’s a blood relation,” she said in a video that Mr. Dhillon uploaded in May.

From New York Times

Yet somehow these men — the actual blood relations — aren’t expected to pitch in at all.

From New York Times

Although they were not blood relations, he had previously been seen as like a nephew to Wenjing's mother, but there had been disagreements between their families.

From BBC