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nounA person who is related through birth, as opposed to marriage or adoption.
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nounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
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Translations
Arabic صِلَة الدَّم الوَاحِد
- صِلَة الدَّم الوَاحِد (ṣilat ad-dam al-wāḥid)person
Bulgarian кръвен роднина, кръвна роднина
- кръвен роднина (krăven rodnina)person
- кръвна роднина (krăvna rodnina)person
Chinese Mandarin 血親 /血亲, 骨肉
- 血親 /血亲 (xuèqīn)person
- 骨肉 (gǔròu)person
Finnish verisukulainen
- verisukulainenperson
German Blutsverwandter, Blutsverwandte
- Blutsverwandterperson
- Blutsverwandteperson
- Blutsfreundperson
- Blutsfreundinperson
Greek rest
- restperson
Hungarian vérrokon
- vérrokonperson
Indonesian hubungan darah
- hubungan darahperson
Italian parente stretto
- parente strettoperson
Japanese 血族, 肉親
- 血族 (ketsuzoku)person
- 肉親 (nikushin)person
- 骨肉 (kotsuniku)person
Māori eweewe, rauru whanaunga
- eweeweperson
- rauru whanaungaperson
- pitototoperson
Polish pokrewieństwo
- pokrewieństwoperson
Russian кро́вное родство́, кро́вная ро́дственница
- кро́вное родство́ (króvnoje rodstvó)person
- кро́вная ро́дственница (króvnaja ródstvennica)person
Turkish akraba
- akrabaperson
Cite this entry
APA
blood relation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20relation
MLA
“blood relation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20relation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood relation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20relation.
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