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The phrase "blood relative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person who is related to another person by birth, such as a brother, sister, mother, father, aunt, uncle, etc. For example: My blood relatives include my parents and my siblings.
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blood relative
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A person who is related to another through a common ancestor, and not merely by marriage or adoption.
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"Even though we're married and we're all family, they're not considered a blood relative".
I'm not a blood relative of Frank Sinatra, but I've always loved that rumour.
I've never been able to bear watching anyone die onstage, never mind a blood relative.
I could not feel worse if this happened to a blood relative".
We wanted to make it a blood relative of Cloverfield.
In Ethiopian tradition, succession to the throne could be claimed by any male blood relative of the emperor.
The I.N.S. placed plaintiff in Lazaro's care upon plaintiff's arrival in this country, and Lazaro is a blood relative.
Blood Relative is frothy fun, though too insubstantial to merit the epithet Hitchcockian despite its gestures in that direction.
So I'm not going to engage in a debate with Mr. Bynum over who's closer and who's a blood relative".
Marriage to a blood relative accounted for nearly a third (31%) of all birth defects in babies of Pakistani origin.
A sheik issued a fatwa prohibiting women from visiting the dentist without a husband or close male blood relative.
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