blood relative
noun
US
: someone who has the same parents or ancestors as another person
Your sister is your blood relative, but your brother-in-law is not.
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While that designation would have been fine in her native Slovenia, in the U.K., a blood relative cannot serve as a witness.
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Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2023
Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Blood relative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20relative. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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