blue blood

noun

1

ˈblü-ˈbləd  : membership in a noble or socially prominent family

2

-ˌbləd  : a member of a noble or socially prominent family

blue-blooded

ˈblü-ˈblə-dəd 

adjective

Synonyms

• aristocrat
• gentle
• gentleperson
• noble
• patrician

Examples of blue blood in a Sentence

a woman of blue blood

This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.

Recent Examples on the Web

Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025

The Razorbacks defeated blue blood program Kansas, then Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm by a comfortable margin. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025

North Carolina will be one of the many blue blood programs that will have a shot at being the last team standing in early April. —Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

North Carolina will be one of the many blue blood programs that will have a shot at being the last team standing in early April. —Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blue blood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud