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flesh and blood

flesh and blood
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flesh and bluhd]
    • /flɛʃ ænd blʌd/
    • /fleʃ ənd blʌd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flesh and bluhd]
    • /flɛʃ ænd blʌd/

Definitions of flesh and blood words

  • noun flesh and blood offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood. 1
  • noun flesh and blood the human body or nature: more than flesh and blood can endure. 1
  • phrase flesh and blood You use flesh and blood to emphasize that someone has human feelings or weaknesses, often when contrasting them with machines. 0
  • noun flesh and blood near kindred or kinship, esp that between a parent and child 0
  • noun flesh and blood human nature (esp in the phrase more than flesh and blood can stand) 0
  • adjective flesh and blood human or actually existing and present 0
See all 14 definitions of flesh and blood

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Origin of flesh and blood

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1200-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flesh and blood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flesh and blood

flesh and blood popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flesh and blood usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flesh and blood

noun flesh and blood

  • clay — Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks.
  • family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
  • kin — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
  • kith and kin — friends and family
  • offspring — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
All 9 Synonyms of flesh and blood

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