blood relative
- a variation of blood relation.
Example Sentences
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He says the broker made it appear as if he was donating to someone he was related to by marriage: "Someone who is not a blood relative, but a distant relative".
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
It’s for Logan’s Aunt Dana, who was not a blood relative but a close friend of the O’Hoppes, who died in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Mathieson said it was “exhilarating” to discover a blood relative and gain a tangible connection to her biological roots despite not knowing her true name, birthdate or hometown.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
But when Chloe found her cousin — the first blood relative that she had ever known — I watched it awaken this dormant curiosity in her, and I watched it in all the girls.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2021
That would have been unfair—after all, she was no blood relative of Father’s—but perhaps they blamed Mother.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
