English Etymology From blood relation + -ship or blood + relationship. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈblʌd ɹɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ Noun blood relationship (plural blood relationships) The state of being related by “blood”, i.e. genetically. Related terms blood relationblood relativerelated by bloodrelative by blood Translations state of being related by “blood”, i.e., through birth Finnish: verisukulaisuus (fi) German: Blutsverwandtschaft (de) f Greek: Ancient: ἀναγκαιότης f (anankaiótēs) Malayalam: രക്തബന്ധം (ml) (raktabandhaṁ) Maltese: demm (mt) m Polish: więzy krwi (pl) nvir Russian: кро́вное родство́ n (króvnoje rodstvó) See also consanguinitykindredkindredshipkinshipsibship Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.