bloodlinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈblʌd.laɪn/us/ˈblʌd.laɪn/all the members of a family group of people or animals over a period of time, especially when considering their shared family characteristics:
Ismailis believe that a bloodline joins the Aga Khan to Mohammed.
This is a pedigree poodle - her bloodline is pure.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestry
- be in the/sb's blood idiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than water idiom
- descend
- descent
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- forefathers
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldry
- lineage
- pedigree
- run
- run in the family idiom
- stock
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