bloodline

noun

blood·​line ˈbləd-ˌlīn 

: a sequence of direct ancestors especially in a pedigree

also : family, strain

Synonyms

• ancestry
• birth
• blood
• breeding
• descent
• extraction
• family tree
• genealogy
• line
• lineage
• origin
• parentage
• pedigree
• stock
• strain

Examples of bloodline in a Sentence

came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century

Recent Examples on the Web

The idea of the government certifying citizens’ bloodlines clearly makes Schuettpelz uneasy. —Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024

Healing your relationship with abundance may be tied to your bloodline. —USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024

But 200 years before, when Targaryens were ruling the Seven Kingdoms and trying to keep their bloodlines pure, marrying each other — or, as a backup, marrying into families with ties to Old Valyria like the Velaryons — was convention and tradition. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024

But piecing together the maternal side of her bloodline proved challenging. —La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bloodline

noun

blood·​line -ˌlīn 

: a sequence of direct ancestors especially in a pedigree

also : family sense 2, strain sense 1a