blood relative
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- noun
- /blʌd ˈrɛlətɪv/
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- So you see, my best hope for a donor match is with a blood relative.
- close blood relatives
But OK, look, I mean, they are cousins and they are blood relatives.
- But OK, look, I mean, they are cousins and they are blood relatives.
- I'm a real family man, and nothing would ever come between me and my blood relatives ever.
- She only ever thinks about herself and we know that given we've seen the way she treats her blood relatives.
- This this let's depict towards the dead individual who is a member of the family on the part of the blood relative.
Examples
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You're his closest blood relative, so you get everything.
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Behind it lives your cousin, Jedidiah Sawyer, your only remaining blood relative.
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If only he had a blood relative taking care of him, someone with a natural tie.
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Until recently, I thought he was the only blood relative of mine who had studied here.
Blog text (22) -
I just really want Alex to have at least one blood relative at the wedding.
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She may be the only blood relative I have left.
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Does Brad have any living relatives... any blood relatives?
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But once you're in that environment, it's the closest you'll get to blood relatives and family.
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The final scene has them parting forever, much to the approval of Cathy's blood relatives and in-laws.
Fiction book (2000) -
If you need help, consider reaching out to a blood relative who can support you.
Synonyms
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A child of your aunt or uncle
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A child of your parent's first cousin who shares your great-grandparents but not your grandparents
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A child of your aunt or uncle who shares a grandparent with you
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A man who is a family member by birth
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A person who comes from the same family as you by birth, not by marriage
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Being related to someone by blood or marriage
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A person who shares an ancestor with you, often a distant relative
A person who is related by blood and shares a common ancestor
A relative who is from your mother's family
Relatives who come from the father's family line
A child of your aunt or uncle
A child of your aunt or uncle who shares both grandparents with you
A very distant relative who shares an ancestor 42 generations back
Antonyms
How Closely Related
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person related by birth' is directly derivable from combining 'blood' (hereditary lineage) with 'relative' (a person connected by family ties); the phrase simply specifies the type of relative. This compositional logic is common across languages and follows an obvious kinship metaphor, so a B1 learner who knows both words should readily understand it.
Etymology
Blood relative comes from the clear image of family members who share the same blood or family line. So, a blood relative is someone related 'by birth', not 'by marriage' or 'by adoption'.