BLOOD RELATION Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the phrase blood relation. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for BLOOD RELATION
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clan | nounn | |||||||
noun • group of people related by blood or marriage | ||||||||
family | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social unit living together • primary social group; parents and children • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • people descended from a common ancestor • a person having kinship with another or others • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | ||||||||
kindred | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • group of people related by blood or marriage adjective satellite • similar in quality or character • related by blood or marriage | ||||||||
kinsfolk | nounn | |||||||
noun • people descended from a common ancestor | ||||||||
kinship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||||||||
relation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together • sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur • a person related by blood or marriage • an act of narration • (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time • (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups | ||||||||
relative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete noun • a person related by blood or marriage • an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) adjective satellite • properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | ||||||||
tribe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social division of (usually preliterate) people • a federation (as of American Indians) • (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily • group of people related by blood or marriage | ||||||||
cognate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another • a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language adjective satellite • related in nature • having the same ancestral language • related by blood | ||||||||
sib | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person's brother or sister • one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another | ||||||||
blood relative | nounn | |||||||
noun • one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another |