blue blood

[bloo bluhd, bloo bluhd]

noun

1. an aristocrat, noble, or member of a socially prominent family.

2. aristocratic, noble, or socially prominent lineage or relatives.

   They boasted a lineage of pure blue blood.

blue blood

noun

1. royal or aristocratic descent

Other Word Forms

• blue-blooded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue blood¹

1825–35; translation of Spanish sangre azul. See sanguine, azure

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue blood¹

C19: translation of Spanish sangre azul