blood relation

noun

British

: someone who has the same parents or ancestors as another : blood relative

Examples of blood relation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The move came as a surprise, since Høiby is not of blood relation to the late King and is currently on house arrest after being found guilty of two counts of rape in June. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

But if a blood relation is mixed up with drug dealers, murderers, and terrorists, why doesn't a man in Jackson's position put an unequivocal distance between them? — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

The people Sophie works with are her family — more than any actual blood relation — and that acknowledgement gives the friendships in this usually airy show grounding and depth. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026

Anna Hernandez is a friend of the pastor’s daughters but has no blood relation to the family. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for blood relation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation