blood relation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈblood reˌlation (also blood relative) noun [countable] FAMILYsomeone related to you by birth rather than by marriage 血亲，骨肉

Examples from the Corpus

blood relation• He could be the next-door neighbour, a friend, a blood relation.• The midwife toad has a blood relation, the northern midwife, much alike in appearance.

ˈblood reˌlation nounChineseSyllable

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blood relation
ˈblood reˌlation

(also ˈblood ˌrelative) noun [countable]
someone related to you by birth rather than by marriage

blood relation

BrE

/ˈblʌd rɪleɪʃn/

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NAmE

/ˈblʌd rɪleɪʃn/

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also ˈblood relative

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noun

a person related to sb by birth rather than by marriage 血亲；骨肉