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The synonyms of “Bloodline” are: ancestry, blood, blood line, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, heritage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, breed, history, background, roots, breeding, kinship, consanguinity
Bloodline as a Noun
Definitions of "Bloodline" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bloodline” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- An animal's set of ancestors or pedigree, especially with reference to the desirable characteristics bred into it.
- Ancestry of a purebred animal.
- A set of ancestors or line of descent of an important person.
- The descendants of one individual.
Synonyms of "Bloodline" as a noun (31 Words)
| ancestry | Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. He was proud of his Irish ancestry. |
| background | Scenery hung at back of stage. Background information. |
| birth | The process of giving birth. The birth of Socialist Realism. |
| blood | Violence involving bloodshed. A mixed blood. |
| blood line | The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets. |
| breed | A sort or kind of person or thing. He experimented on a particular breed of white rats. |
| breeding | The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. The flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start. |
| consanguinity | The fact of being descended from the same ancestor. The marriage was annulled on grounds of consanguinity. |
| derivation | The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues. The derivation of scientific laws from observation. |
| descent | The transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance. A descent on the Channel ports. |
| dynasty | A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family. The Tang dynasty. |
| extraction | The ethnic origin of someone’s family. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction. |
| family | A group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them. His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower. |
| family tree | A social unit living together. |
| genealogy | Successive generations of kin. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia. |
| heritage | Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance. Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada. |
| history | A record or narrative description of past events. History takes the long view. |
| house | The management of a gambling house or casino. A house of 45 boarders. |
| kinship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. They felt a kinship with architects. |
| line | Each of usually five horizontal lines forming a stave in musical notation. Let me show you my etchings is a rather worn line. |
| line of descent | A conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power. |
| lineage | Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. Great families and their lineages. |
| origin | The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived. The rumor had its origin in idle gossip. |
| parentage | The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. A boy of Jamaican parentage. |
| paternity | (especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone’s father. He refused to admit paternity of the child. |
| pedigree | The history or provenance of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction. The scheme has a long pedigree. |
| race | A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. Some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings. |
| roots | The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. He went back to Sweden to search for his roots. |
| stemma | An eye having a single lens. |
| stock | A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. The sale of dairy stock. |
| strain | A state of tension or exhaustion resulting from severe demands on one’s strength or resources. His responsibilities were a constant strain. |
Usage Examples of "Bloodline" as a noun
- The herd has British bloodlines going back 200 years.
- The survival of a legitimate royal bloodline.