bloodline

noun

blood·​line ˈbləd-ˌlīn 

: a sequence of direct ancestors especially in a pedigree

also : family, strain

Synonyms

• ancestry
• birth
• blood
• breeding
• descent
• extraction
• family tree
• genealogy
• line
• lineage
• origin
• parentage
• pedigree
• stock
• strain

Examples of bloodline in a Sentence

came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century

Recent Examples on the Web

Though Musk did not provide details, recent reports – including one from Reuters – indicate a Model Y bloodline for at least one low-cost Tesla coming in 2026. —Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

But even those bloodlines became intermingled in a hurry. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025

Attending to our land, ourselves, and each other is a lifeline as ancient and natural as the water, flowing in us as limitlessly as the bloodline of our many resilient mothers. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 5 Apr. 2025

Lucas comes from a basketball bloodline and arrives with the pedigree of having been an assistant the past three seasons at Duke, a cathedral in the sport. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bloodline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bovine
• byline
• canine
• carbine

Kids Definition

bloodline

noun

blood·​line -ˌlīn 

: a sequence of direct ancestors especially in a pedigree

also : family sense 2, strain sense 1a