Blue Blood Definition

noun
Descent from nobility.
Webster's New World
A person of such descent; aristocrat.
Webster's New World

(countable) An aristocrat.

Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of blue blood.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Blue Blood

Noun

Singular:
blue blood
Plural:
blue-bloods

Origin of Blue Blood

  • Translation of Spanish sangre azul sangre blood azul blue (probably from the visible veins of fair-complexioned aristocrats)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A calque of Spanish sangre azul.

    From Wiktionary

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