blood relation

NOUN

relative by birth

Synonyms

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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

Single and empty-nested, Cuomo shares the space with a Northern Inuit named Captain, a blood relation to the dogs cast as viciously loyal “direwolves” on “Game of Thrones.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2021

Or perhaps her husband who is the one who desperately desires a blood relation.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2020

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

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2018

The actress was not one of the famed director’s three children, and in fact had no blood relation to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2016

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