blue blood

noun

1
ˈblü-ˈbləd How to pronounce blue blood (audio) : membership in a noble or socially prominent family
2
-ˌbləd How to pronounce blue blood (audio) : a member of a noble or socially prominent family
blue-blooded 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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With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 Grainy game footage and yellowed newspaper clippings confer UCLA’s standing as college basketball royalty, the team’s status as a blue blood rooted in the success of a coach who retired nearly 50 years ago. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 The program has been trying to set up home-and-homes with other blue bloods. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024 Independent blue blood Notre Dame rose to the No. 6 spot following a win against Virginia. Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue blood 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue blood was in 1809

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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20blood. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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