blood relation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of blood relation
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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He’s been married since the ’90s, raising two stepdaughters and taking on the role of “Papa” to three grandkids who despite having no blood relation to Egypt look exactly like him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
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
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