blood relative

Noun

Meaning

one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blood relation sib cognate kindred family people blood kinsman relative brother relation offspring organism flesh ancestry

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Antonyms

different antipodal antipodean definitely different dramatically changed markedly different

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Hypernyms

relative relation

Examples

When the UN increased the number of Muslim women staff to satisfy Taliban demands, the Taliban then required all female Muslim UN staff traveling to Afghanistan to be chaperoned by a mahram or a blood relative. Source: Internet

The word cognate derives from the Latin noun cognatus, which means "blood relative". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blood relation match blood relations blood relationship blood relatives blood replacement blood results