blue blood

noun

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1

ˈblü-ˈbləd

: membership in a noble or socially prominent family

2

-ˌbləd

: a member of a noble or socially prominent family

blue-blooded

ˈblü-ˈblə-dəd

adjective

Examples of blue blood in a Sentence

a woman of blue blood This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.

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1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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