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blood-related

blood-related

1 4.1
Born into the same family, not connected by marriage or adoption
  • adjective
  • /blʌd rɪˈleɪtɪd/
translation icon : biológico
  • My brother and I are blood-related, sharing the same biological parents.

So my immediate family circle of people that I am blood related to it is just my dad, my mom and I.

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Examples

  • "Not blood related," he said, "and there are people here today who would say that I should be down by the back door like I am every other Sunday, and the Lord knows I’d feel more at home.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Like the fact that we're blood related does not give you the right to stay in my life if you don't belong there.

  • Just because we're not blood related, we're not family?

  • "But they are not blood related?"

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So we are sister and go and we're from Texas and we're not, you know, we're like blood related for sure.

  • So my immediate family circle of people that I am blood related to it is just my dad, my mom and I.

  • As she observes them, she considers how close in age they are, yet they hardly seem blood related.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I think that the answer to the question would have been that it's not "wrong" since they're not blood related and didn't grow up together, but just because it's not wrong doesn't mean

    Blog text (9)
  • When Rhea was young, she pretended that she looked like her aunt and told people she had her eyes—but the two were not blood related.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Although they are not blood-related, they consider each other family due to their close bond.

Synonyms

related
vsblood-related
184 1.8

Connected by blood or marriage

limits this to descent by birth, not marriage or adoption
biological
vsblood-related
157 4.5

Related by blood rather than by adoption or marriage

focuses on descent by birth rather than ties by marriage or adoption
akin
vsblood-related
2 5.1

Related to another person by blood, like a cousin or sibling

focuses on descent by birth rather than broader relational ties
consanguineous
vsblood-related
  • Specialized
1 9.9

People who share the same ancestor and are related by blood

focuses on descent by birth rather than ties by marriage or adoption
consanguine
vsblood-related
  • Archaic
9.9

People who have the same blood, like brothers or cousins

focuses on descent by birth rather than ties by marriage or adoption
consanguineal
vsblood-related
  • Specialized
9.9

Related by blood, like brothers or parents

focuses on descent by birth rather than ties by marriage or adoption

Antonyms

10 3.5

Not members of the same family by birth or marriage

How Close

blood-related
1 4.1
related
184 1.8

Surface Forms

blood-related positive

Morphology

blood-related = blood + related (transparent) = blood + related

The hyphenated compound combines the noun 'blood' and the adjective 'related' to mean 'related by blood', which is directly derivable by learners who know both components.

Etymology

The word blood-related joins blood, used to mean 'family by birth', and related, meaning 'connected', so someone who is blood-related is family by birth, not by marriage or adoption.