Oxford Dictionary English blood relation nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈblʌd rɪleɪʃn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈblʌd rɪleɪʃn// (also blood relative) Family background Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa person related to somebody by birth rather than by marriage See related entries: Family backgroundSee blood relation in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: blood relation oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com