Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood is thicker than water

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: blood- is thick-er than wa-ter
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

Example Sentences

"It seems as though you had come to be so very near to us; and blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?"
"The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!"
"You know blood is thicker than water / But you just want everyone to get along"

Questions

What does blood is thicker than water mean?: Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

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